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John Tyler

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

George Peter Alexander Healy, 15 Jul 1813 - 24 Jun 1894

Sitter

John Tyler, 29 Mar 1790 - 18 Jan 1862

Exhibition Label

Tenth president, 1841–1845
John Tyler was not elected to serve as president, but after Harrison’s untimely death, he became the first vice president to ascend to the office. For this reason, many referred to President Tyler as “His Accidency,” and his authority was frequently questioned. In September 1841, his entire cabinet resigned in disgust after quarreling with him over federal banking policy. Soon afterward, he was expelled from the Whig Party, whose members would later mount an unsuccessful bid to impeach him. Following his presidency, Tyler became a proponent of Southern secession and was elected to the Confederate House of Representatives. In 1857, Congress commissioned George Peter Alexander Healy to create a series of presidential portraits for the White House. Two years later, Healy visited Tyler at his retirement home in Virginia and created this smaller replica of Tyler’s White House portrait.
10o presidente, 1841–1845
John Tyler no fue electo presidente, pero al morir Harrison súbitamente, Tyler se convirtió en el primer vicepresidente que accedió al cargo presidencial. Por esta razón, muchos lo llamaban “Su Accidencia” y su autoridad a menudo se ponía en tela de juicio. En septiembre de 1841, los miembros de su gabinete renunciaron en masa luego de disputarse con él sobre las políticas bancarias federales. Poco después Tyler fue expulsado del Partido Whig, cuyos miembros intentaron más adelante destituirlo sin éxito. Luego de su término en la presidencia, Tyler se convirtió en defensor de la secesión de los estados sureños y fue electo a la Cámara de Representantes de la Confederación. En 1857 el Congreso le encargó a George Peter Alexander Healy una serie de retratos presidenciales para la Casa Blanca. Dos años más tarde, Healy visitó a Tyler en su residencia de retiro en Virginia y produjo esta réplica más pequeña del retrato.

Provenance

“Friends of the National Institute” [Smithsonian]; NCFA; transferred 1970 to NPG.

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum; gift of Friends of the National Institute, 1859

Date

1859

Object number

NPG.70.23

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

Stretcher: 91.8 × 74cm (36 1/8 × 29 1/8")
Frame: 117.5 × 14.6 × 99.7cm (46 1/4 × 5 3/4 × 39 1/4")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Exhibition

America's Presidents - Current

On View

NPG, South Gallery 240

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

John Tyler: Male
John Tyler: Law and Crime\Lawyer
John Tyler: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
John Tyler: Politics and Government\Government official\President of US
John Tyler: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\Chancellor
John Tyler: Politics and Government\Government official\US Senator\Virginia
John Tyler: Politics and Government\Government official\State Legislator\West Virginia
John Tyler: Politics and Government\Government official\US Congressman\Virginia
John Tyler: Politics and Government\Government official\Governor\Virginia
Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4db21db69-3371-4931-95eb-67d11c0d6ef5

Record ID

npg_NPG.70.23

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