President William Howard Taft

Anders Zorn

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a black and white sketch of President William Howard Taft sitting in a chair. The man has short hair, a mustache, and a beard. He is wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and a dark tie with white dots. His hands are resting on the arms of the chair. The chair has a high back and appears to be upholstered. The background shows a wall with a line across it, possibly a door frame or a mantle. In the top-right corner, the word "TAFT" is written. At the bottom of the image, there is a handwritten message in cursive. The message reads: "For my friend James Carmichael with love and merry Xmas - your WHT" followed by a date, "Dec 22 1911".