• 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.
  • 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.
  • Sarah York Jackson
    Mayna Treanor Avent
    portrait
    This portrait is of Sarah York Jackson, the wife of President Andrew Jackson's adopted son. Mrs. Jackson assisted Emily Tennessee Donelson, niece of President Jackson and his deceased wife Rachel Jackson, with her duties as White House hostess. Bates Littlehales photographed this portrait in May 1962 in the frame that housed the portrait around the John F. Kennedy administration.
  • Sarah York Jackson
    Mayna Treanor Avent
    portrait
    This portrait is of Sarah York Jackson, the wife of President Andrew Jackson's adopted son. Mrs. Jackson assisted Emily Tennessee Donelson, niece of President Jackson and his deceased wife Rachel Jackson, with her duties as White House hostess. Bates Littlehales photographed this portrait in May 1962 in the frame that housed the portrait around the John F. Kennedy administration.
  • Sarah York Jackson
    Mayna Treanor Avent
    portrait
    This portrait is of Sarah York Jackson, the wife of President Andrew Jackson's adopted son. Mrs. Jackson assisted Emily Tennessee Donelson, niece of President Jackson and his deceased wife Rachel Jackson, with her duties as White House hostess. Bates Littlehales photographed this portrait in May 1962 in the frame that housed the portrait around the John F. Kennedy administration.
  • 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.
  • Sarah Yorke Jackson
    Mayna Treanor Avent
    portrait
    First Family
    This portrait of Sarah Yorke Jackson was completed by Mayna Treanor Avent circa 1921, after a Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl portrait from circa 1833. Sarah Yorke Jackson was the wife of Andrew Jackson Jr., who was the adopted son of President Andrew Jackson. Sarah filled the role of White House hostess during the last months of the Jackson administration after the death of Emily Tennessee Donelson, wife of President Jackson's orphaned nephew Andrew Jackson Donelson. President Jackson and his wife, the late Rachel Jackson, served as guardians for Andrew Jackson Donelson and his siblings. Rachel never fulfilled the duties of first lady as she passed away just three months before President Jackson took office. Emily Tennessee Donelson and Sarah Yorke Jackson stepped in to fill that role and serve as White House hostess during his eight year administration.
  • 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.