Title	John C. McRae steel engraving of President Andrew Johnson
Description	Steel engraving of President Andrew Johnson by John C. McRae, engraver, with Johnson's autograph and the quote, "The Duties are Mine. I will Perform Them Trusting in God." Depictions of various scenes from Johnson's life surround his portrait. This portrait is undated but was presumably made during Johnson's Presidential adminstration, 1865-1869.
Historical Note	John C. McRae (aka MacCrae) was a New York artist employed by publishers from approximately 1845 to 1880 to depict specialized portraits and scenes from American history. McRae was one of the first American artists to utilize the "mixed method technique" in which foreground figures are delineated by engraving, while backgrounds are composed largely of mezzotint tones.
Date	Aproximately 1866
Place	New York (N.Y.)
Creator	McRae, John C. (ca. 1816-1892)
Publisher	McRae, John C. (ca. 1816-1892)
Place of Publication	New York City (N.Y.)
Collection Name	Library Photograph Collection
Education Tags	1.41 5.15 Andrew Johnson Civil War and Reconstruction
Subjects - LCSH	Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); McRae, John C.; Engraving; Prints
Subject - TGM	Presidents Portraits Steel engravings Montages
Owning Institution	Tennessee State Library & Archives
ID#	31852
Digital Type	IMAGE
Digital Format	TIFF
Image Rights	Digital image © 2008, Tennessee State Library & Archives. All rights reserved.
Copyright	While TSLA houses an item, it does not necessarily hold the copyright on the item, nor may it be able to determine if the item is still protected under current copyright law. Users are solely responsible for determining the existence of such instances and for obtaining any other permissions and paying associated fees that may be necessary for the intended use.
Ordering Information	To order a digital reproduction of this item, please send our order form at http://tsla.tnsosfiles.com/general/forms/ImagingOrder.pdf to Photo Orders, Tennessee State Library & Archives, 403 7th Ave. N., Nashville, TN 37243-0312, or email to photoorders.tsla@tn.gov. Further ordering information can be found at the following location: http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/ordering-images-and-microfilm-digitization .