Elbridge Gerry
Medium
Drawing
Classification
Drawing
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Accession Number
NPG.77.297
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the poignant portrait drawing of *Elbridge Gerry* by James Barton Longacre created around 1820 and housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's National Portrait Gallery collection. This work captures the likeness of a pivotal figure in early American history—a Massachusetts statesman, Continental Congress delegate, and signer of the Declaration of Independence Gerry later served as Vice President under James Madison, leaving an indelible mark on the nation's founding. As a skilled engraver and portraitist active in Philadelphia, Longacre (1794–1869) excelled in detailed renderings ...