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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06751 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1825 |
| Title | Thomas Jefferson to [John Henry Sheburne] regarding the art of portraiture |
| Date | 11 July 1825 |
| Author | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Recipient | Sheburne, John Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Returning a portrait of John Paul Jones by Charles Willson Peale (neither named in the letter) which he borrowed. Jefferson comments "I do not wonder that Commodore Dale and myself think differently of it's likeness to the same original. My opinion is that no two persons looking at the same face ever sees exactly the same features." With one-third of the address-leaf stub (not including the address). Recipient and portrait identified by Papers of Jefferson. |
| Subjects | President Art, Music, Theater, and Film Navy |
| People | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) Sherburne, John Henry (1794-1850?) |
| Place written | Monticello, Virginia |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |