February 7, 1820
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Autograph letter signed
Title: to James Ronaldson
Mentions his failing health. The plaster bust of Jackson, by William Rush, was ordered by Ronaldson for a number of important Americans. The only surviving terra-cotta is at the Art Institute of Chicago; the only surviving plaster is at the collection of Montgomery Place, the estate of Edward Livingston (J.G. Barber, Andrew Jackson: A Portrait Study, 1991). Partially quoted from copies at the Library of Congress in Susan R. Stein, The Worlds of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello p. 226. Stein identifies the Chicago bust as Jefferson's. See also Mila M. Naeve, "William Rush's... Busts of…
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