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 and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 1/16 x 10 3/8in. (30.6 x 26.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 7/8 x 11 3/16in. (37.8 x 28.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

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 number1950.124.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THOMAS JEFFERSON. / Third President of the United States".

On verso, inscribed in pencil: lower left, "Print / Box 6 / #45" "46 [in circle]"; lower center, accession number / "783"; lower right, "consv CPC 1987 / Dwr 5".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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