Illustration
Portrait of First Lady Sarah Childress Polk (1803-1891), wife of US Pres. James K. Polk, oil on canvas by George Dury, 1883, after an original painting by George Peter Alexander Healy, 1846.
White House, Washington, D.C.
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Original image by George Dury after George Peter Alexander Healy. Uploaded by Harrison W. Mark, published on 04 July 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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Cite This Work
APA Style
Healy, G. D. a. . G. P. A. (2025, July 04). Sarah Childress Polk. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20657/sarah-childress-polk/
Chicago Style
Healy, George Dury after George Peter Alexander. "Sarah Childress Polk." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 04, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20657/sarah-childress-polk/.
MLA Style
Healy, George Dury after George Peter Alexander. "Sarah Childress Polk." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 04 Jul 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20657/sarah-childress-polk/. Web. 05 Jul 2025.
