Object Details
- Exhibition Label
- Andrew Jackson fought in the American Revolution at age thirteen, scarred from a beating by a British officer. His "Old Hickory" moniker derived from an episode early in the War of 1812, when Jackson, commanding the Tennessee militia, was ordered by the governor to disband his army 500 miles from home. With 150 of his men too sick to march, Jackson ordered his officers to give up their horses, declaring, "Not a man, sir, must be left behind," as he handed over his horse. From that point on, to his men, he was as unyielding as a hickory stick.
- Provenance
- John L. and Ann B. Sanders; gift to NPG 1985
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Exhibition
- American Origins
- On View
- NPG, East Gallery 136
- Date
- 1855
- Object number
- NPG.85.8
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Sanders in memory of William Monroe Geer
- Cast after
- Clark Mills, 13 Dec 1810 - 12 Jan 1883
- Studio
- Cornelius & Baker
- Sitter
- Andrew Jackson, 15 Mar 1767 - 8 Jun 1845
- Topic
- Costume\Headgear\Military
- Weapon\Sword
- Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet
- Symbols & Motifs\Star
- Andrew Jackson: Male
- Andrew Jackson: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer
- Andrew Jackson: Military\Army\Officer\General
- Andrew Jackson: Politics and Government\US Senator\Tennessee
- Andrew Jackson: Politics and Government\President of US
- Andrew Jackson: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Tennessee
- Andrew Jackson: Law and Law Enforcement\Judge\Justice\State Supreme Court Justice\Tennessee
- Andrew Jackson: Politics and Government\Governor\Florida
- Andrew Jackson: Congressional Gold Medal
- Portrait
- Medium
- Zinc
- Dimensions
- With Mount: 67.3 x 55.9 x 26.7cm (26 1/2 x 22 x 10 1/2")
- Without Base: 61 x 53.3 x 19.7cm (24 x 21 x 7 3/4")
- Data Source
- National Portrait Gallery
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Sculpture
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.85.8
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