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DAMN I FORGOT TO POST THIS ON VALENTINE’S DAY

Marius on the ruins of Carthage

“Like Marius in the ruins of Carthage, Chase thought, without any precise historical analogy in mind, as he stood in front of the marble fireplace and looked up at the spot where the painting of Kate’s mother would hang, once the boxes, trunks and crates had been opened and unpacked. Everything that he had owned in Ohio had been shipped to Washington. One way or another, he thought, he would be here to the end.”

This illustration was specifically inspired by Gore Vidal’s depiction and characterization of Chase in the novel Lincoln (which the excerpt above was taken from). Till now I have to say his character understanding of Chase is not entirely the same as mine, but his depiction was my earliest and most fascinating (though toxic af) inspiration for my version of Chase. I referenced and took inspiration from this painting of John Vanderlyn on such a subject and the comments here I found was quite interesting, and I believe Gore Vidal had meant to make this attempt lol!!

I have to force myself to post on tumblr chrgfe8nc

Chop him! Broil him! Serve him! Crucify him!!!

No I didn’t intend to make this as a birthday art but I finished it on Jan 13th…

Well then Happy Birthday to our 23rd Governor of Ohio, 25th Secretary of the Treasury, 6th Chief Justice of the United States, Old Greenback on the one dollar bill, the fourth of the Trinity (no he’s not), the most handsome politician of the Civil War era who lost the presidential nomination three times, Mr. Salmon Portland Chase🍰