Old Print of the 8th President of the United States Martin van Buren, ca.1865

1865 · Views & Engravings

Old Print of the 8th President of the United States Martin van Buren, ca.1865

Name: Old Print of the 8th President of the United States Martin van Buren, ca.1865
Brand: American Maps and Prints
SKU: BG-12157-2
Price: 200 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1865
Kind: Views & Engravings
Size: 26.2 × 17.5 cm (10.3 × 6.9 in)
Period: Westward Expansion & Civil War
Reference: BG-12157-2

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.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

Martin Van Buren, eighth president of the United States, an original steel engraved portrait of c.1865 from The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans, engraved by T.B. Welch. The title "Martin Van Buren" is engraved beneath the image, with the sitter's facsimile signature below it.

Van Buren is shown to the waist, turned a little toward the viewer, with his curling hair and sideburns, a high white stock and a dark coat. He rests one hand on the back of a chair or on a book, against a dark background that is shaded in fine stipple and line. The engraver's credit and the name of the painter from whom the portrait was taken appear in small type beneath the image.

Martin Van Buren served as the eighth president from 1837 to 1841, after having been vice president under Andrew Jackson. He was born in Kinderhook, New York. The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans, first issued in the 1830s and 1840s, was a standard collection of engraved portraits of the nation's leaders, and its steel engravings were reissued in later editions such as this one.

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