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Polk ’ s earliest paintings were copies of his uncle's originals and he was high dependent on his uncle's training and guidance.

He continued to make copies of many paintings including his own.

It is said that he produced fifty-seven reproductions of his George Washington portrait.

He was commissioned to do thirty five paintings and this was his largest group of works from any period.

He eventually opened a drawing school and a dry-goods business.

Both ventures failed and he moved to Frederick County, Maryland.

During his period as a politician, he produced few oil paintings.

However, he did produce " verre églomisé " miniatures which were made by scratching a gold leaf profile into a glass plate and painting black in the surrounding areas.

Ultimately, he took up life as a farmer in Virginia two years before his death.