Artists' Life Studies for White House Portraits
Artists often use studies or sketches to develop their final compositions, and this is especially true of portrait painters. Prominent...
Andrew Jackson Donelson portrait
- Credit
- Library of Congress
Andrew Jackson Donelson portrait
A portrait of Andrew Jackson Donelson, President Andrew Jackson's nephew. In 1856, Andrew Jackson Donelson ran for vice president on the Know Nothing ticket.
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