# Andrew Jackson

**Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl** (born ca. 1788-died Nashville, TN 1838)  
1836-1837  
oil on canvas  
102 1/2 x 70 3/4 in. (260.4 x 179.7 cm.)

Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1954.11.12. [The museum's record](https://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=7718).

## About this work

Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl painted this in 1836-1837, aged about 48. It is now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/ralph-eleaser-whiteside-earl)

born ca. 1788-died Nashville, TN 1838

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- The artist was about 48
- Real size: about 103 × 71 in (260 × 180 cm). The original is larger than our largest print, 16 × 20 in, so every print is a reduction.
- Century: 19th century
- Subjects: Soldiers, Architecture, Occupations, Clothing and dress, Dress accessories, Portraits, Furnishings, Landscapes
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/1907.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/1907/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/andrew-jackson-si-saam-1954-11-12).