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The Last Likeness Taken of Andrew Jackson. Painted on Ivory by John W. Dodge. [Proof]
[HISTORICAL PRINTS] JACKSON, Andrew [subject]; John W. Dodge [portrait]; M[osley] I[saac] Danforth, engr
Published by Burton, New York, 1843
- First Edition
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Original steel engraving on heavy art paper; 13-1/2" x 11-1/4" (plate); ca. 20" x 15" (sheet). Marked "Proof" in type below title. Margins of sheet once folded for framing, now unfolded; some soil, mended tears and foxing to extremities, much fainter within plate marks; printed area remains clean and unfaded; Very Good. A finely engraved bust portrait of Jackson; a portion of the image was later re-used for the famous "Black Jack" 2-cent postage stamp of 1863.…