James Monroe
Medium
Painting
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of John L. and Ann Beal Sanders in honor of their children, Tracy Elizabeth Sanders Justus, Jane Nesbit Sanders, and William Hardy Sanders
Accession Number
NPG.2005.44
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About this artwork
James Monroe was the fifth president of the United States, serving two terms (1817â25). He shared Thomas Jeffersonâs belief that territorial growth would lead to the political consolidation of the United States. Following the model of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, Monroe worked closely with his secretary of state, John Quincy Adams, to convince Spain to sell Florida to the United States in 1819.