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Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl: A Portrait Of Andrew Jackson

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It would be great to have this painting in your house, but you probably don’t. Instead, look in your wallet and you’ll find the same man on the face of the 20 dollar bill. In 1835, Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl used oils on canvas to paint a portrait of Andrew Jackson. This painting is 35 and ⅞ inches by 27 and ⅞ inches and is fittingly named Andrew Jackson. The area behind Jackson is dark, outlining his face and body. Notice his expression. Is he thinking of the political problems that are yet to come, or reflecting on the issues he has already been forced to solve. Earl became friends with Andrew Jackson when touring the south painting portraits of military figures of the Battle of New Orleans. When Jackson, former general of the United
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