In this pencil drawing completed by Paul Calle in 1967, President Thomas Jefferson sends his private secretary Meriwether Lewis to lead the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The author of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson served as president from March 4, 1801 until March 4, 1809. Calle was an artist well-known for his work with the United States Postal Service, for whom he made over 40 pieces of art used on postage stamps.

In this drawing completed in 1966 by Paul Hoffmaster, President Thomas Jefferson sends Meriwether Lewis to explore the vast Louisiana country. Lewis served as a private secretary to President Jefferson, and later joined with William Clark to complete the first transcontinental journey by the United States to the Pacific coast. The author of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson served as president from March 4, 1801 until March 4, 1809.

This oil on canvas painting by Peter Waddell was completed around 2008. President Thomas Jefferson’s office in the southwest corner of the house, today known as the State Dining Room, was his private sanctuary that few visitors ever saw, but where he worked with his private secretary, Meriwether Lewis, who would later lead the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It was here that Jefferson enjoyed his many intellectual interests, including geography, plants, architecture, and animals. He kept a mockingbird as a pet, which would regale him with its sweetest notes. ***Interior use only for publications***

This portrait of Thomas Jefferson was painted by John Trumbull in 1788, in the wake of the American Revolution and just before George Washington became the first president of the United States. Trumbull originally visited Jefferson in Paris, where he served as minster to France, and painted his portrait directly into a painting depicting the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Trumbull copied this individual portrait from that painting. This portrait was later part of the National Gallery of Art's June 5-September 6, 1976 exhibition, The Eye of Thomas Jefferson, and was then given to the White House Collection as a bicentennial gift by the Italian government. The author of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson served as president from March 4, 1801 until March 4, 1809.

This full-length portrait of Thomas Jefferson was painted by Eliphalet Frazer Andrews in 1884, several decades after Jefferson's death. The U.S. government commissioned several posthumous paintings of important American political figures from Andrews, some of which, like this example, later entered the White House collection.

This portrait of Thomas Jefferson was painted by Rembrandt Peale in 1800, when Jefferson served as vice president to John Adams, whom he would succeed in the presidency in 1801. Peale's likeness became one of the most popular images of Jefferson, lauded for the warmth and serenity it conveys. The author of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson served as president from March 4, 1801 until March 4, 1809.

This portrait of Thomas Jefferson was painted by Matthew Harris Jouett between 1817 and 1827. Jouett based his likeness upon an earlier portrait of Jefferson by renowned artist Gilbert Stuart. The Kentucky-born Jouett replicated much of Stuart's work to learn from his technique and style, and became a well-known portraitist in his own right. The author of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson served as president from March 4, 1801 until March 4, 1809.