circa 1860
Healy, George P.A., 1813-1894
Engraving
Title: Engraving of James K. Polk
One engraving of James K. Polk dated circa 1860. Half portrait of Polk based on a painting by George Peter Alexander Healy.
GLC08878.1259
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