Theodore Roosevelt

Art Historical Context

This striking portrait print of Theodore Roosevelt created around 1903 by engraver Albert Rosenthal (186–1939), captures the of one of America's most colorful presidents. Rosenthal, a master of reproductive prints, likely based this work on a photograph or painting, rendering Roosevelt in an interior setting with a bannister and building elements suggesting a formal or official space. The pince-nez glasses perched on his nose add a touch of intellectual vigor, emblematic of the bespectacled leader known for his pince-nez style. At the time of this print's creation, Roosevelt was in his second...