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General Andrew Jackson

John Wesley Jarvis

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of man with short gray hair wearing a black military uniform with gold epaulets and gold braid on the collar and cuffs, and a black belt with a gold buckle. He has a white shirt with a high collar underneath the uniform. He holds a rifle in his right hand and rests his left hand on what appears to be a sword. The background depicts a rocky landscape with trees and a white horse's head.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1819
Medium
Oil on canvas
Culture
American
Dimensions
469 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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