Lithograph

Title:

Our Presidents, 1789-1881

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1976.028

Creator:

Hart, Charles (fl. 1840-1890s); Myers, F.

Place of Origin:

New York, NY

Date:

1882

Description:

Lithograph of Our Presidents, 1789-1881, lithographed by Charles Hart (fl. 1840-1890s), published by F. Myers, 1882. Ink on paper. Depicts 21 presidents assembled in a room with the Capitol dome visible through window at left. Standing and seated portraits of men. Printed inscription under image, at left: "COPYRIGHT 1882 BY F. MYERS & CO." At right: "LITH CHAS. HART, 36 VESEY ST. N.Y." Title lower margin at center: "OUR PRESIDENTS. / 1789-1881. / PUBLISHED BY F. MYERS, & CO. 658 BROADWAY, NEW YORK." Presidents identified in lower margin between signature inscriptions and title, from left to right, top row: "JAMES MONROE. MARTIN VAN BUREN THOMAS JEFFERSON. FRANKLIN PIERCE. ZACARIAH TAYLOR. WM. H. HARRISON ANDREW JACKSON. JAMES K. POLK. JAMES BUCHANAN. JOHN ADAMS. ANDREW JOHNSON. MILLARD FILLMORE. JOHN QUNICY ADAMS." Second row, from left to right: "JAMES MADISON. ULYSSES S. GRANT. GEORGE WASHINGTON. JOHN TYLER. ABRAM LINCOLN. CHESTER A. ARTHUR. JAMES A. GARFIELD. RUTHERFORD B. HAYES." Initials, "JS" carved into frame on reverse. Molded gilded frame, center molding painted black; glazed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-22 W-28 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Herbert D. Swift

People:

Adams, John (1735-1826), Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848), Arthur, Chester Alan (1829-1886), Buchanan, James (1791-1868), Fillmore, Millard, Garfield, James A. (1831-1881), Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885), Harrison, William Henry (1773-1841), Hayes, Rutherford B. (1822-1893), Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845), Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826), Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875), Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865), Monroe, James (1758-1831), Pierce, Franklin (1804-1869), Polk, James K. (1795-1849), Taylor, Zachary (1784-1850), Tyler, John (1790-1862), Van Buren, Martin (1782-1862), Washington, George (1732-1799), Madison, James (1751-1836)

Subjects:

Presidents