RICHARD M. JOHNSON of Kentucky

Philadelphia, (PA): Childs & Inman, 122 Walnut Street, 1832. Lithograph, 39.5 x 29 cm., a portrait drawn by Albert Newsam from a painting by Henry Inman. Johnson (1780-1850), born near present-day Louisville, is reputed to have killed Tecumseh in this battle; he later became Martin Van Buren's Vice-president (1837-1841), the only one to be elected by the Senate under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment. He led troops in the Battle of Thames in the War of 1812 and is reputed to have killed Tecumseh there. Johnson’s common-law wife was an enslaved woman, with whom he had two daughters, both of whom he acknowledged, unusual for the time as such relations were usually hidden. Choctaw Academy was founded on his land and his daughters attended it; his wife died of cholera, contracted while nursing students who had become ill. Very good example of a striking portrait. Item #66084

Price: $275.00