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Andrew Jackson

Hiram Powers American
1834–35; carved 1839
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 760
Powers demostró su talento como escultor con sus retratos de importantes personajes políticos estadounidenses. Este retrato del presidente Andrew Jackson lanzó su carrera, que transcurrió en su mayor parte en Italia. En 1834, Powers viajó a Washington, D.C., donde Jackson posó para él en la Casa Blanca. El retrato es una semblanza realista del presidente de sesenta y siete años de edad; su cara larga y delgada está profundamente marcada por las arrugas, la boca y mejillas hundidas por la falta de dientes, y la frente fruncida enmarcada por un cabello abundante, peinado hacia atrás. Este busto fue esculpido en mármol después de que Powers se instalara permanentemente en Florencia en 1837.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Andrew Jackson
  • Artista: Hiram Powers, estadounidense, 1805–1873
  • Fecha: 1834–1835, esculpido en 1839
  • Material: Mármol
  • Dimensiones: 88,3 x 59,7 x 39,4 cm
  • Crédito: Donación de la Sra. Frances V. Nash, 1894
  • Número de inventario: 94.14
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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