Beschreibung:

Andrew Johnson.
Philadelphia: Published by William Sartain 728 Sansom Street. Printed by Irwin & Sartain, 1865. Mixed method, mezzotint and engraving. Printed on fine india and mounted onto thick wove sheet, as issued. "Proof" printed in lower left corner of sheet. Facsimile signature in lower right corner. Sheet size: 24 1/4 x 17 1/2 in. Condition : slight rubbed line in upper left corner. This is a rich impression of this commanding portrait of Andrew Johnson by William Sartain one of the most celebrated American engravers. What is extremely interesting about this print of Johnson was that Sartain executed an identical portrait of Johnson's successor Ulysses S. Grant. Both images are almost identical with the exception of the sitter. Sartain published this print of Johnson in 1865 after his inauguration as President, and likewise the portrait of Grant must have been completed shortly after he assumed office. The astounding similarity between the two images raises questions about whether Sartain reworked the same plate for both portraits.