President U.S. Grant was painted in several portraits by Thomas Le Clear (1818-1882), for whom the former president sat in New York in 1879, two years after the end of his presidency. The sitting led to three portraits, two of which are in the White House.

Ulysses S. Grant was a West Point graduate who had no real ambition to be in the military: he wanted to be a teacher. Nonetheless, he served with distinction in the Mexican-American War. After resigning from the army in peacetime, he reenlisted during the Civil War.

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[Ulysses S. Grant, full-length portrait, facing left, standing alongside his war horse, "Cincinnati"] 1 photographic print :albumen. Date: 1864-01-01

Ulysses S. Grant, full-length portrait, facing left, standing alongside his war horse, "Cincinnati". United States, 1864. [June 4, printed later] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/90710969/.

Grant from West Point to Appomattox 1 print : chromolithograph. | Ulysses Grant, half-length portrait, facing left; surrounded by nine scenes of his career from West Point graduation in 1843 to Lee's surrender in 1865, including artillery crew...

This portrait, finished in 1865, depicts Grant at a point of major triumph in the 1863 Battle of Vicksburg. He is shown in a trench, beside a table with binoculars and a map of the area along the Mississippi River.

In 1868, General Ulysses S. Grant was the nation’s foremost choice for the presidency. Yet his sole political ambition, he claimed, was “to be mayor of Galena [Illinois]—to build a new sidewalk from my home to the depot.” Grant served two terms as …

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Portrait of Ulysses S. Grant Contributor Names Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882, photographer