Thomas Jefferson. Third President of the United States.

PrinterPrinted by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

PublisherPublished by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

After a work byAfter a work by Gilbert Stuart American, 1755 - 1828

Date1830-1840

MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 x 10 5/16in. (30.5 x 26.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 9/16 x 13 5/16in. (44.6 x 33.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a man wearing a double-breasted coat, seated at a table. A tablecloth, papers, a quill pen, an inkwell, and books are on the table. Drapery tied back with a cord is in the left background.

Object number1970.44.13

InscribedLithographed title beneath image: "THOMAS JEFFERSON. / Third President of the United States". On verso: Inscribed in pencil, upper left: "1970.44.13"; upper right, "5289"; lower right: "Dwr 5" "Neg 2363" "Consv CPC 1987".NotesSource Note: The composition is based on a Gilbert Stuart portrait which the Kelloggs probably knew from the Pendletons lithograph or another print source. (Finlay 8/4/2006)

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