Antique Portrait of Zachary Taylor, the 12th President of the United States

€ 260

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Sheet size: 26.2 × 17.7 cm (10.3 × 7.0 in)
Reference: BG-12157-6'

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Condition

Very good, general age-related toning. Please review the images for further condition details.

About this sheet

Zachary Taylor in a bust portrait lettered "Maj. Gen. Zachary Taylor", an original steel engraving by T.B. Welch from The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans. The sheet shows the general in uniform with a dark coat buttoned to the neck and a white stock at the throat, engraved in a soft, velvety mezzotint-like tone against a dark ground.

The portrait carries a facsimile of his signature, "Z. Taylor", engraved beneath the title. The face is drawn with shaded modeling and a calm, direct gaze, with gray hair swept back from the forehead. The title gives his military rank rather than his later office, because Taylor became known to the public as a general before he entered politics.

Zachary Taylor (1784 to 1850) was the twelfth president of the United States, serving from March 1849 until his death in July 1850. The portrait was issued in a collection of biographical sketches of prominent Americans, which was the leading American series of engraved portrait biographies in the mid-nineteenth century.