Engraved portrait of Andrew Jackson after John Vanderlyn, circa 1830. 10" x 8" plate size, 17" x 13" sheet. Possibly a proof state for a copperplate line engraving by J. Rubens Smith (ref. lot 516, Neal Auction, Nov. 23, 2013). Provenance: Collection of Charles and Ann Wells, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Overall general toning and some […]
Lot 438: John Vanderlyn 1804 Portrait, possibly Thomas Jefferson
John Vanderlyn (New York, 1775-1852) ink wash, conte crayon and graphite oval portrait, possibly Thomas Jefferson, signed in pencil, “J. Vanderlyn,” in margin lower left, and in pencil “at Paris 1804,” in lower right margin. Paris, France artist supply store label en verso (partially hidden by brown tape). Oval image – 8-1/2″ x 6-1/2″. Oval […]
Lot 436: James K. Polk Ephemera, 6 items
Group of six (6) ephemera items related to President James K. Polk of Tennessee (1795-1849). 1st and 2nd items: 2 Photogravures of Polk, each with facsimile signature and remarque of his home in Nashville, overall 14 7/8" x 11 3/4" and 15" x 11 1/2", copyright dates 1899 and 1901. 3rd item: Clipped color illustration, […]
Lot 433: President Andrew Jackson Images and Ephemera, 19 pcs.
Group of nineteen (19) prints and ephemera related to President Andrew Jackson. Includes a group of 12 engraved, etched, and lithographic portraits of Jackson, multiple engravers after various artists including Auguste Hervieu (from Domestic Manners of the Americans by Mrs. Trollope, 1832), A.B. Walter, P. Raymond Audibert, Phillibrown after Alonzo Chappel, W. J. Edwards after […]
Lot 434: Hermitage Archive including Giers Photos
19 pcs. Archive of images of the Hermitage in Nashville, home of General and President Andrew Jackson. First 5 items: 5 Otto B. Giers cabinet card albumen photographs depicting The Hermitage as it appeared circa 1892. Subjects include the Front Parlor (showing Ralph E. W. Earl paintings of Rachel and Andrew Jackson); Slave Cabins (with […]
Lot 435: 5 Framed Andrew Jackson Prints
Five (5) framed prints of Andrew Jackson. 1st-3rd items: GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON, THE HERO OF NEW ORLEANS, Chromolithographs of Jackson in military uniform, on horseback, by J. Baillie and Nathaniel Currier (two prints – one with Currier's address listed as 2 Spruce Street and the other at 152 Nassau Street). All approximately 13 1/2" x […]
Lot 431: Collection of Andrew Jackson Eulogies, 10 items
Ten (10) pcs ephemera related to the death of President Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767- June 8, 1845). Includes six period pamplets and three reprints containing the text of eulogies given in 8 American cities. Period pamphets includes eulogies given by Pliny Merrick at Fanueil Hall, Boston; Attorney General and Secretary of State Jeremiah S. […]
Lot 432: 3 Andrew Jackson Ribbons
Three (3) Andrew Jackson Silk Memorial or Mourning Ribbons, including 1 rare Patriot and Statesman ribbon with classical mourning scene, Jackson portrait and crepe rosette remnant, 1 in memory of departed worth published by Edward Wheates, depicting President Jackson's Nashville home, The Hermitage, beneath his portrait; and 1 engraved by Shields and Hammonds with verse: […]
Lot 428: Andrew Jackson and Creek War, 3 items
3 items related to President Andrew Jackson and the Creek Indian War. Includes an 1859 engraving Interview between General Jackson and Creek Indian Chief William Weatherford, by J.R. Chapin/ W. Ridgway, 8 1/8" x 11" (foxing and toning); Equestrian Portrait of General Jackson, signed W.H. Dodd in plate, 8 7/8" x 5 7/8", (adhesive mounted […]
Lot 429: Andrew Jackson Death Broadside and Print, 2 items
Andrew Jackson death broadside and print, 2 items. 1st item: Broadside announcing the death of: the illustrious ex- President Andrew Jackson, General Order No. 27, dated Washington, June 16, 1845, issued and signed in type by George Bancroft, Acting Secretary of War and Secretary of the Navy. 7 1/2" x 4 7/8". 2nd item: Chromolithograph, […]