William Henry Harrison
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Accession Number
NPG.79.35
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Art Historical Context
This vibrant 1839 print by Alfred M. Hoffy, a Philadelphia-based lithographer active from 5 to 1864, captures William Henry Harrison as a heroic military figure. Titled *William Henry Harrison*, it to the Smithsonian American Art's collection and exemplifies 19th-century portrait prints, which used lithography to produce affordable, widely distributed images celebrating national icons. Hoffy's detailed illustration style highlights Harrison's epaulets, drum, eagle, flag, cannons, rifles, cannonballs, and Congressional Gold Medal, evoking his triumphs as a general and diplomat from Ohio and Ind...