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Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2021.
Commodore Daniel Todd Patterson
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2021.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2021.

Commodore Daniel Todd Patterson

Artist John Wesley Jarvis (American, 1781 - 1840)
Dateca. 1815
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 36 1/8 x 28 1/8 in. (91.8 x 71.4 cm)
Overall, Frame: 42 1/2 x 34 1/2 in. (108 x 87.6 cm)
ClassificationsAmerican art
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number65.34.6
Terms
  • Men
  • Portrait
  • Daniel Todd Patterson
  • Military
  • Gray
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
  • Red
  • Pink
  • Portrait
  • New York
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DescriptionThis is an oil on canvas three-quarter portrait of Commodore Daniel Todd Patterson (1786-1839), an American Naval officer who shared credit with Andrew Jackson for the last major victory of the War of 1812. He stands in uniform, facing and pointing with his index finger to the right, with a threatening pinkish-gray sky behind him.

Label TextJohn Wesley Jarvis American, 1780–1840 Commodore Daniel Todd Patterson, ca. 1815 Oil on canvas Together with Andrew Jackson, Commodore Daniel Todd Patterson (1786–1839) led the United States to victory in the Battle of New Orleans. This portrait by John Wesley Jarvis presents the young hero of the War of 1812 as a proud and intelligent leader. Open sky and windswept hair help us imagine the dashing naval officer using these military skills in the midst of a conflict, perhaps commanding his men from the deck of a battleship. Museum purchase 65.34.6
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