The Presidents of the United States

Multiple artists/makers

1853–55

Not on view

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Provenance

Title: The Presidents of the United States
Artist: Anonymous, American, 19th century
Sitter: George Washington (American, 1732–1799)
Sitter: John Adams (American, 1735–1826)
Sitter: Thomas Jefferson (American, 1743–1826)
Sitter: James Madison (American, Conway, Virginia 1751–1836 Montpelier, Virginia)
Sitter: John Quincy Adams (American, Braintree, Massachusetts 1767–1848 Washington, D.C.)
Sitter: Andrew Jackson (American, Waxhaws, Carolinas 1767–1845 Davidson County, Tennessee)
Sitter: Martin Van Buren (American, 1782–1862)
Sitter: William Henry Harrison (American, 1773–1841)
Sitter: John Tyler, Jr. (American, 1790–1862)
Sitter: Millard Fillmore (American, 1800–1874)
Sitter: Franklin Pierce (American, Hillsborough, New Hampshire 1804–1869 Concord, New Hampshire)
Date: 1853–55
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 24 in. × 18 1/2 in. (61 × 47 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Miss Eleanor and Mr. William J. Mathews, 1953
Object Number: 56.593
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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