Andrew Jackson
Attributed to Charles Bird King
“Portrait of Andrew Jackson,” oil on board. 28″ x 23″ Provenance: This portrait was given to Percy Selden Straus in 1944 under the will of his father, Percy Straus Sr.
Incorrectly attributed to Frederick R. Spencer, this painting is most likely the unallocated painting referenced in The Paintings of Charles Bird King (1785-1862) by Andrew J. Cosentino:
99. General Andrew Jackson 1818-1819
Unlocated. Exhibited at the PAFA in 1823.
References: Oliver, J.Q. Adams, p.92; mentions that Adams saw this portrait at CBK’s on March 24,1819. PAFA 1823, p.13, #250; lists portrait as “painted for Delaplaine’s Gallery.”