Portrait #416

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Polk, James Knox
  • Artist:Healy, George Peter Alexander 1813-1894
  • Date Created:1849
  • Owner/Location:James K. Polk Ancestral Home 301-305 W. Seventh St. Columbia, TN 38402 931-388-2354 www.jameskpolk.com/new/
  • Frame Dimensions:NA
  • Image Dimensions:39 x 34
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  • Materials/Media:oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:12/14/2004
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Waist-length left profile of Polk wearing a white high-collared shirt, black cravat, black vest, and black jacket against a gray background.
  • History:Completed in 1849 just before Polk left office. It was commissioned by John Catron. Conserved 19??, presumably by Cumberland Art Conservation Center.