Presidential Portraiture
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William Madison portrait
- Artist
- Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Memin
- Date of Work
- 1807
- Medium
- Engraving
- Credit
- Library of Congress
William Madison portrait
William Madison would always live in the shadow of his older brother, President James Madison, despite his own accomplishments in politics and military service.
William Madison, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile.
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