Showrooms

ASHER B. DURAND (AFTER JOHN VANDERLYN) GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON. NEW ORLEANS JANY

Creator: Asher Brown Durand
Offered by: Arader Galleries

Description
Asher B. Durand (after John Vanderlyn)

General Andrew Jackson. New Orleans Jany. 8th 1815. New York: Printed by James R. Burton, June 1828

Copper engraving (image size: 375 x 521 mm; sheet size: 711 x 533 mm).

A striking example of this famous portrait of Andrew Jackson by one of the greatest American engravers

Asher Durand was hailed as "the most famous engraver in America" and "the father of American landscape painting." His bold clean style was an immediate success, and he consequently produced some of the most important engravings in American print history. His "Musidora" and his Presidential series, are among the most cherished prints of the period, and his contribution to American landscape painting helped form the nation's artistic identity.

Durand's portrait of Jackson depicts him standing full length in uniform with drawn sword in hand, and with the Battle of New Orleans raging in the background. The American victory at the seminal War of 1812 battle against a British force twice its size cemented Jackson's reputation and propelled him to the presidency. This engraving was commissioned by S. Converse based on the 1823 painting by John Vanderlyn (in New York's City Hall) and sold by subscription in the months leading to the 1828 election in which Jackson defeated John Quincy Adams.

REFERENCE
The Grolier Club, Catalogue of the Engraved Work of Asher B. Durand (New York: 1895), 54; Hudson River Museum, Asher B. Durand: An Engraver's and a Farmer's Art (Yonkers: 1983) 38; Stauffer 600

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (similar item)
Period:	19th Century
Styles / Movements:	Other
Incollect Reference #:	646958

Dimensions

W.	375 mm;	L.	521 mm;

Message from Seller:

Founded in 1971, Arader Galleries is the world's leading dealer and auction house of Rare Maps, Prints, Rare Books and Watercolors of the 16th through 19th centuries. Over our forty-five year history we have grown to five magnificent locations in some of America’s most vibrant cities and are represented at the most distinguished antiques shows in the country. We are proud to buy and sell more original Audubon prints that any other firm in the United States.