Description:Fontal waist-length of Jackson as an old man in black coat and cravat and white ruffled shirt. The background is dark and he is seated in a green round-backed chair.
Notes:Polk was a U.S. Congressman from 1825-1829 during Jackson's presidency from 1829-1837. They were friends. According to the survey by the National Portrait Gallery, this is a copy of an 1845 portrait.
