The purest, fullest presidential beard belongs to Ulysses S. Grant. With a full beard and mustache combo, Grant’s majestic beard offered the General of the Union Army the perfect identifies of authority and power. There was most likely a beard-off competition between the starkly-white beard of Robert E. Lee and Grant where Grant laughed so hard his beard punched Lee in the face thus winning the Civil War. Grant’s presidential cabinet was also the hairiest cabinet in history with each sporting their own impressive beards. We salute you and your beard President Grant.

I created this portrait with acrylic paints on wood (14”x19”). There is no need to have this painting framed, it is ready to hang.