William Henry Harrison

The painting shows a portrait of a man in a historical military uniform. The figure is depicted waist-length, turned partly to the left with a focused gaze. He has dark hair slicked back and a long, narrow face with a prominent nose and chin. The uniform is dark with embroidered gold leaf and badges on the collar and sleeves. The man has buckles draped across his chest and his arms are crossed over his chest, while he holds a golden sabre in his left hand.

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Prevailing color of this fine art print is dark and its shape is portrait. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860) was an American painter and portraitist of prominent celebrities. His father was a Classicist sculptor and like his brothers, he was named after the Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn. Peale studied at the Royal Academy in London. After his studies, he went to Paris, where he sought inspiration from Jacques-Louis David. He was offered the position of court painter for Napoleon. Frequently, he painted portraits of American presidents George Washington and William Henry Harrison, which earned praise from critics. He founded the museum in Baltimore, which, already at the time, was illuminated in a revolutionary way – by gas light. In his life, he painted more than 600 paintings of historically important people. He died in 1860 in Philadelphia.