President Chester A. Arthur, Standing

This ink sketch by Daniel Huntington depicts President Chester A. Arthur in formal attire, captured in a moment of political portraiture during his single term in office (1881–1885). Huntington, a prominent American painter and founding member of the National Academy of Design, rendered the president with characteristic linear economy—fine hatching suggests fabric texture while bold contours define the figure's stance. The drawing exemplifies nineteenth-century portrait practice: a standing pose conveying authority, the overcoat and formal dress signaling executive stature. Such studies often served as preliminary work for larger painted portraits or were valued as independent works by collectors of political memorabilia.