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This is a chronological list of the earliest depiction of every U.S. president.

Depiction President painter date description
George Washington Charles Willson Peale 1772 George Washington was painted at his estate Mount Vernon about 12 years after Washington's service in the French and Indian War.[1][2]
John Adams Benjamin Blyth 1764 John Adams was gifted this painting in 1764 by Benjamin Blyth of Salem.[3]
Thomas Jefferson Mather Brown 1786 While Jefferson was met and fell in love with Maria Cosway, he had a painting done by Mather Brown.[4]
James Madison Charles Willson Peale 1783 While Madison was a congressional delegate at age 32 when he was already recognized as a contributor to politics and government. Portrait by Charles Willson Peale.
James Monroe Louis Semé 1794 While James Monroe was Minister Plenipotentiary to France he was painted by Louis Semé.
John Quincy Admas John Singleton Copley 1796 When John Adams was 29 he was painted by John Singleton Copley.
Bishop and Gray Studios 1843 An unknown photographer took a photo of John Quincy Adams while he was a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts.[5]
Philip Haas A 1843 photograph by German photographer Philip Haas.
Andrew Jackson John Wesley Jarvis 1816 A 1810s illustration of Andrew Jackson while he was Major General in the book Historical Memoir of the War in West Florida and Louisiana.
Matthew Brady 5 April, 1845 Months before his death, Andrew Jackson was photographed by famed photograph Matthew Brady.
Martin Van Buren Daniel Dickinson 1820s At the beginning of Van Buren's political career he was painted by a man named Daniel Dickinson.
unknown 1849 8 years after his presidency ended he was photographed at age 67.
William Henry Harrison Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin 1800 An engraved portrait print of Harrison at age 27, as a delegate member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the Northwest Territory by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, c. 1800.[6]
unknown 1841 There is evidence to suggest around 1841 Harrison has photographed in a Daguerreotype which is now considered lost.[2]
John Tyler unknown 1826 John Tyler while he was Governor of Virginia.
James Polk Charles Fenderich 1838 Polk while he was a Speaker of the House of Representatives.
unknown 1848 James Polk while president with his Sarah Childress Polk.
Zachary Taylor unknown May 8, 1846 General Zachary Taylor rides his horse at the Battle of Palo Alto, May 8, 1846.
Matthew Brady 1844 The earliest known daguerreotypes of Zachary Taylor.
Millard Fillmore unknown 1843 A painting of Millard Fillmore while he was a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 32nd district.
Mathew Brady March of 1849 Millard Fillmore while he was Vice President.
Franklin Pierce Southworth & Hawes 1852 Franklin Pierce while he was in the Senate.[7]
Waterman Lilly Ormsby Pierce during the Mexican-American War.
James Buchanan Jacob Eichholtz 1834 James Buchanan at age 42-43.
Mathew Brady 1849 Buchanan (second from the left) in Polk's cabinet.
Abraham Lincoln Nicholas H. Shepherd 1846 or 1847 Lincoln in his late 30s as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Andrew Johnson unknown 1840s Locket portraits of Andrew and Eliza (McCardle) Johnson, created 1840s.
William Brown Cooper 1856 Portrait of Johnson, 1856, attributed to William Brown Cooper.
Ulysses S. Grant unknown 1845 - 1847 Grant during the Mexican-American War at the age of 21.
Rutherford B. Hayes unknown 1852 Rutherford and Lucy Hayes on their wedding day.
James A. Garfield unknown January of 1847 James A. Garfield at the age of 16.
Chester A. Arthur Rufus P. Anson 1859 Chester A. Arthur as a young lawyer in New York.
Grover Cleveland unknown 1860s An early, undated photograph of Grover Cleveland.
Benjamin Harrison unknown 1850s Benjamin Harrison whilst attending college.[1]
William McKinley unknown 1858 William McKinley at 15-years-old.
Theodore Roosevelt unknown 1861 A photo of Theodore Roosevelt at 2-years-old.
William Howard Taft unknown 1878 William Howard Taft while he attended Yale University.
Woodrow Wilson unknown 1871 A 15-year-old Woodrow Wilson in South Carolina.
Warren G. Harding unknown 21 June, 1920 An unknown photographer in Moffett, Chicago took a photo of Harding while he was a senator.
Calvin Coolidge unknown between September 1891 and May 1895 Coolidge as an Amherst College undergraduate.
Herbert Hoover unknown 1877 A tintype of Herbert Hoover at the young age of 3.
Franklin D. Roosevelt unknown 1884 Franklin at the age of 2-years-old.
Harry S. Truman Hare Studios 1897 A 13-year-old Truman in Independence, Missouri.
Dwight D. Eisenhower West Point Academy 1915 Dwight's yearbook photo at West Point Academy.
John F. Kennedy Richard Sears 1931 John F. Kennedy in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.
Lyndon B. Johnson unknown 1915 A seven-year-old Johnson, wearing his trademark cowboy hat, at his childhood farmhouse near Stonewall, Texas, in 1915.
Richard Nixon Los Angeles Herald 1916 Future President Richard Nixon makes his first newspaper appearance, 1916.
Gerald Ford unknown 1916 3-year-old Gerald Ford originally named Leslie Lynch King Jr.
Jimmy Carter unknown 5 June, 1946 Carter with Rosalynn Smith and his mother at his graduation from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
Ronald Reagan unknown 1912 Ronald Reagan (with "Dutchboy" haircut), older brother Neil Reagan, and parents Jack and Nelle Reagan. Family Christmas card circa 1914.
George H.W. Bush unknown 1925 George H. W. Bush taking his first steps at his grandfather's house in Kennebunkport, Maine.
Bill Clinton Hot Springs High School mid 1940s or early 1950s A young Bill standing next to a birthday cake.[8]
George W. Bush unknown 1947 George W. Bush with his parents, Barbara and George H. W. Bush.
Barack Obama unknown Mid 1970s Obama (right) with grandfather Stanley Armour Dunham, mother Ann Dunham, and half-sister Maya Soetoro, Honolulu.
Donald Trump Seth Poppel 1964 Donald Trump at New York Military Academy.
Joe Biden unknown 1950s Biden while a student at Archmere Academy in the 1950s.




References

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  1. ^ a b "Earliest Known Portrait of George Washington on View | George Washington's Mount Vernon". www.mountvernon.org. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  2. ^ a b "Life Portraits of George Washington | George Washington's Mount Vernon". www.mountvernon.org. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  3. ^ "MHS Collections Online: John Adams". www.masshist.org. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  4. ^ "Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) | National Portrait Gallery". npg.si.edu. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  5. ^ "National Portrait Gallery". npg.si.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  6. ^ "[William Henry Harrison, 9th Pres. of United States, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile]". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. January 1800. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  7. ^ "National Portrait Gallery". npg.si.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  8. ^ "Bill Clinton | American Experience | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
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