Thomas Jefferson Photogravure, after Andrews, 1901

Presented is a 1901 photogravure portrait of President Thomas Jefferson, after the famous oil painting by Eliphalet Frazer Andrews. This standing portrait depicts our third president in his coat, suit, and cravat, with a quill in his hand. The photogravure was issued as one of twenty four portraits in “The White House Gallery of Official Portraits of the Presidents,” a large folio printed by the Gravure Company of America in 1901. Interleaved with letterpressed biological sketches by noted historians, these portraits featured the presidents George Washington through William McKinley. 

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was a leading figure in early American history, with a remarkable legacy in politics, law, and academia. He contributed significantly to the development of American democracy as a politician, diplomat, and as the main author of the Declaration of Independence. Throughout his life, Jefferson championed freedom of religion, agricultural innovation, and the importance of education.  During the Revolutionary War, Jefferson served in the Virginia legislature, was governor of Virginia, and a member of the Continental Congress. 

Among the Committee of Five charged by the Second Continental Congress with authoring the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson was the document's primary author. Jefferson served as United States Minister to France from 1785 to 1789. President Washington then appointed Jefferson as the nation's first secretary of state, where he served from 1790 to 1793. 

In the early 1790s, Jefferson and James Madison organized the Democratic-Republican Party to oppose the Federalist Party. Jefferson thought the national government should have a limited role in citizens’ lives. Jefferson lost the 1796 presidential election to Adams, which according to electoral procedure at the time made him Adams' vice president. Jefferson challenged Adams again four years later, in 1800, and won the presidency. During his two terms as president, the U.S. purchased the Louisiana Territory, which doubled the country’s size, he reduced the nation’s debt, established the nation’s first national military university at West Point, declared war on Barbary pirates, and implemented the Embargo Act. After leaving office, he retired to his Virginia plantation, Monticello, and helped found the University of Virginia.

CONDITION:

Very good condition. Photogravure portrait, from the 1901 “The White House Gallery of Official Portraits of the Presidents.” With accompanying letterpress description, included with portrait. Very light toning and foxing. Full margins. Archivally presented with acid-free mats. Sold unframed, as-is. 

Print Dimensions: 14 1/2" H x 9 3/8" W. Mat Dimensions: 22 3/8" H x 18" W.

Accompanied by our company's letter of authenticity.