• Andrew Jackson
    Samuel M. Charles
    portrait
    This watercolor on ivory portrait of President Andrew Jackson was completed by Samuel M. Charles in 1835. The portrait is signed and dated to the right, reading, "Painted by S M. Charles 1835." Jackson was president from March 4, 1829 until March 4, 1837. Prior to his election, President Jackson served in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate for the state of Tennessee and was a major general during the War of 1812. Bates Littlehales photographed this portrait in March 1962 during the John F. Kennedy administration.
  • Andrew Jackson
    Samuel M. Charles
    portrait
    This watercolor on ivory portrait of President Andrew Jackson was completed by Samuel M. Charles in 1835. The portrait is signed and dated to the right, reading, "Painted by S M. Charles 1835." Jackson was president from March 4, 1829 until March 4, 1837. Prior to his election, President Jackson served in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate for the state of Tennessee and was a major general during the War of 1812. Bates Littlehales photographed this portrait in March 1962 during the John F. Kennedy administration.
  • Andrew Jackson
    Samuel M. Charles
    portrait
    This watercolor on ivory portrait of President Andrew Jackson was completed by Samuel M. Charles in 1835. The portrait is signed and dated to the right, reading, "Painted by S M. Charles 1835." Jackson was president from March 4, 1829 until March 4, 1837. Prior to his election, President Jackson served in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate for the state of Tennessee and was a major general during the War of 1812. Bates Littlehales photographed this portrait in March 1962 during the John F. Kennedy administration.
  • Andrew Jackson, Blair House Collection
    Unknown
    This portrait of Andrew Jackson was created between 1840-1850. Jackson was a close friend of Francis Preston Blair and his wife, Violet. He visited the family at Blair House almost every day after the family purchased the house, located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House. Violet Blair often cooked and knitted for Jackson. Even after Jackson left the White House, the Blair family remained close friends with him. Since the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, visiting diplomats and dignitaries have stayed at Blair House while on official visits with the White House. The house is also historically where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office.
  • Cleansing the Augean Stable, Blair House Collection
    James S. Baille
    This is a political cartoon that appeared in Francis "Judge" Preston Blair's newspaper "The Globe." This cartoon depicted presidential candidate Henry Clay and other Whigs cleaning out the Democrats that had been in power. In the cartoon, Clay is pushing his opponent James Polk out of a window. The title of this cartoon is a reference to Greek mythology. Cleansing the Augean Stable was one of the twelve labors of Hercules. This cartoon is part of the Blair family's collection at Blair House. The house is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and has been used as the president's guest house since the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration.
  • Andrew Jackson
    Bureau of Engraving and Printing
    portrait
    engraving
    This engraving of President Andrew Jackson was produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Jackson was president from March 4, 1829 until March 4, 1837. He had served in the United States House of Representatives and the Senate prior to his time in the White House, but was most famous for his victories as a major general in the War of 1812.
  • Andrew Jackson
    Mathew Brady
    portrait
    This daguerreotype of President Andrew Jackson was taken by Mathew Brady. This photograph was taken on April 15, 1845, shortly before Jackson passed away at his home, The Hermitage, near Nashville, Tennessee on June 8, 1845. This is one of four known Jackson daguerreotypes in existence. Jackson served as the 7th president of the United States from March 4, 1829 to March 4, 1837. Prior to his election, he also served in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate for the state of Tennessee, and was a major general during the War of 1812.
  • The President of the United States
    Auguste Hervieu
    portrait
    pets
    This lithograph by A. Ducôte is from a drawing by French illustrator Auguste Hervieu of President Andrew Jackson on horseback from 1829. President Jackson bred horses at his home near Nashville, Tennessee, The Hermitage, and kept a racing stable at the White House. Jackson had horses named Bolivia, Lady Nashville, Emilie, and Busiris.
  • Andrew Jackson
    Eliphalet Frazer Andrews
    portrait
    This 1879 oil on canvas portrait of President Andrew Jackson was completed 42 years after his presidency by Eliphalet Frazer Andrews from an original 1845 portrait by Thomas Sully. Jackson, the 7th president, was president from March 4, 1829 until March 4, 1837. Prior to his election, President Jackson served in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate for the state of Tennessee and was a major general during the War of 1812.
  • Battle of New Orleans and Defeat of the British Under the Command of Sir Edward Packenham
    James W. Steel
    War of 1812
    military
    This 1815 aquatint engraving by James W. Steel is titled "Battle of New Orleans and Defeat of the British Under the Command of Sir Edward Packenham." Gen. Andrew Jackson, center, is seen here receiving a salute from Gen. Richard Call. Maj. Edward Livingston is pictured riding behind Jackson. In the background American soldiers are fighting British troops. Jackson would go on to serve as the 7th president of the United States from March 4, 1829 to March 4, 1837. The engraving is based on a drawing by Samuel Seymour and published by William H. Morgan.
  • Andrew Jackson
    Samuel M. Charles
    portrait
    This watercolor on ivory portrait of President Andrew Jackson was completed by Samuel M. Charles in 1835. The portrait is signed and dated to the right, reading, "Painted by S M. Charles 1835." Jackson was president from March 4, 1829 until March 4, 1837. Prior to his election, President Jackson served in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate for the state of Tennessee and was a major general during the War of 1812.
  • President Jackson Salutes the Federal Union
    Paul Calle
    drawing
    This 1967 pencil drawing is of President Andrew Jackson completed by Paul Calle, an artist known for work that has been featured on postal stamps. In this drawing, President Jackson is depicted saluting the Federal Union, which had been endangered by talk of secession. Protests from South Carolina over tariffs hit a critical point during Jackson's presidency in 1832, sparking the Nullification Crisis. A compromise was reached in 1833, but larger tensions over state's rights and federal power remained unsolved.
  • Equestrian Portrait of General Andrew Jackson at the Age of 50
    Unknown
    portrait
    This etching portrait is of Gen. Andrew Jackson on horseback. The script at the bottom of the etching reads, "Equestrian Portrait of Gen. Andrew Jackson at the Age of 50." The date on the image may be an acquisition date, May 30, 1903. Jackson was president from March 4, 1829 to March 4, 1837. Prior to his election, President Jackson served in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate for the state of Tennessee and was a major general during the War of 1812.
  • Andrew Jackson by Ralph E. W. Earl
    Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl
    official portrait
    This portrait of President Andrew Jackson was painted ca. 1835 by Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl, sometimes referred to as Ralph E. W. Earl. Earl worked frequently with President Jackson, painting portraits of his friends and family including Jackson's niece Emily Tennessee Donelson, who served as White House hostess during Jackson's administration. Jackson was president from March 4, 1829 until March 4, 1837. He had served in the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to his time in the White House, but was most famous for his victories as a Major General in the War of 1812.
  • Andrew Jackson
    Clark Mills
    likeness
    sculpture
    War of 1812
    This miniature white metal version of a life-size equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson was cast at the Philadelphia foundry of Cornelius and Baker in 1855. Sculptor Clark Mills designed the original statue, which has stood in Lafayette Park since 1853. Mills' popular statue was the first bronze equestrian statue cast in America, an ambitious project that took Mills six attempts to successfully complete. The statue depicts Jackson during his triumphal victory over the British at New Orleans on January 8, 1815, during the War of 1812. Jackson was president from March 4, 1829 until March 4, 1837. He had served in the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to his time in the White House.
  • Andrew Jackson
    Miner Kilbourne Kellogg
    portrait
    This portrait of Andrew Jackson, painted circa 1840, is attributed to American painter Miner Kilbourne Kellogg. The portrait shows Jackson after his presidency toward the end of his life. Jackson was president from March 4, 1829 until March 4, 1837. He had served in the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to his time in the White House, but was most famous for his victories as a major general in the War of 1812. Kellogg also painted portraits of presidents James K. Polk and Martin Van Buren.
  • Andrew Jackson
    John Wesley Jarvis
    portrait
    This portrait of Andrew Jackson was painted by John Wesley Jarvis circa 1817. Jarvis modeled the painting after a portrait by another American artist, Nathan W. Wheeler. Jackson was president from March 4, 1829 until March 4, 1837. He had served in the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to his time in the White House, but was most famous for his victories as a major general in the War of 1812.