3526057 General Andrew Jackson, c.1819 (oil on canvas) by Jarvis, John Wesley (1780-1840); 123.2x91.4 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was an American soldier and statesman who served as the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837 and was the founder of the Democratic Party. The occasion for this formal, military portrait was his triumphal visit to New York in 1819, during which he was celebrated as the hero of the War of 1812 for his decisive victory over the British at New Orleans. ); American, out of copyright.