James K. Polk, Governor of the State of Tennessee, 1838 juhn trumbull art Abraham Lincoln With Malice Toward

Abraham Lincoln With Malice Toward None With Charity for All — the closing cadence of the Second Inaugural set against Lincoln's gaunt likeness

Governor of Indiana 1862-1864

The National Gallery of Eminent Americans

his gaunt features rendered in the grave register reserved for men carrying a fracturing republic

James K. Polk, Governor of the State of Tennessee, 1838 juhn trumbull art Abraham Lincoln With Malice TowardJames K. Polk, Governor of the State of Tennessee, 1838 catches the future president mid ascent, still a Jacksonian foot soldier in Nashville before Manifest Destiny found its loudest advocate. The portrait carries the severe composure of a man already rehearsing the annexations to come. About the Source Bella Frye sources artifacts from the great American historical archive the Library of Congress, the National Archives, regional historical