John C. McRae steel engraving of President Andrew Johnson
Title
John C . McRae steel engraving of President Andrew Johnson
Image Rights
Digital image © 2008, Tennessee State Library & Archives. All rights reserved.
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Subject - TGM
Presidents Portraits Steel engravings Montages
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
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 .
Place
New York (N.Y.)
Date
Aproximately 1866
Creator
McRae, John C. (ca. 1816-1892)
Collection Name
Library Photograph Collection
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 .
Owning Institution
Tennessee State Library & Archives
ID#
31852
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Digital Type
IMAGE
Digital Format
TIFF
Publisher
McRae , John C . (ca . 1816-1892)
Place of Publication
New York City (N.Y.)
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