James K. Polk letter autograph signed "James K.
on canvas, 1866. Signed and dated on pencil on verso, "Annie L. Braidwood / 1866". Additionally, below it reads, "From a portrait from life by / E. D. Marchant at New Orleans / in 1839." Canvas: 24.25"H x 20"W; Frame: 34.5"H x 30.5"W. PROVENANCE: Private collection, Arkansas. Hammer Galleries, New York. From the Collection of Sam Wyly, Dallas, Texas (acquired from the above in 2003). NOTE: As mentioned in the note on the verso of this work, this portrait of Andrew Jackson was based on the portrait by Edward Dalton Marchant drawn from life in New Orleans. The artist, Mrs. Braidwood (née Colladay), was a graduate of the School of Design for Women in Philadelphia (now the Moore College of Art) as well as having studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. In 1865, she married the Principal of the School of Design for Women, Thomas W. Braidwood. The following year, she painted this stately likeness of the seventh President of the United States. As part of a larger donation, Mr. Braidwood (on behalf of the School of Design) donated the painting in 1867 to a State Gallery of Art and it was placed in the new Library room as adopted by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
James K. Polk letter autograph signed "James K.
on canvas, 1866. Signed and dated on pencil on verso, "Annie L. Braidwood / 1866". Additionally, below it reads, "From a portrait from life by / E. D. Marchant at New Orleans / in 1839." Canvas: 24.25"H x 20"W; Frame: 34.5"H x 30.5"W. PROVENANCE: Private collection, Arkansas. Hammer Galleries, New York. From the Collection of Sam Wyly, Dallas, Texas (acquired from the above in 2003). NOTE: As mentioned in the note on the verso of this work, this portrait of Andrew Jackson was based on the portrait by Edward Dalton Marchant drawn from life in New Orleans. The artist, Mrs. Braidwood (née Colladay), was a graduate of the School of Design for Women in Philadelphia (now the Moore College of Art) as well as having studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. In 1865, she married the Principal of the School of Design for Women, Thomas W. Braidwood. The following year, she painted this stately likeness of the seventh President of the United States. As part of a larger donation, Mr. Braidwood (on behalf of the School of Design) donated the painting in 1867 to a State Gallery of Art and it was placed in the new Library room as adopted by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
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