Henry Washburn Berthrong (January 1, 1844 – April 28, 1928) was an American professional baseball player and Presidential portrait painter.

He played in 17 games for the Washington Olympics in 1871. He hit .233 in 73 at-bats.

Berthrong was a veteran of the Civil War and his chief fame was derived from his paintings of candidates in U.S. Presidential elections.

During the Civil War, which had interrupted his art studies, he painted portraits of notable generals including Grant, Sherman, and Sheridan. He painted Grant again in 1885 when he was former President Grant, and in the 1890s he painted hundreds of huge portraits for William McKinley's successful Presidential campaigns. An 1892 photograph of Berthrong with his outsize portrait of President Benjamin Harrison is often reproduced.^[1] It was used, for example, as an illustration in a March 2018 article in New York.^[2]

In the Civil War he served with the 140th New York Volunteers, Co. E. and the 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac, before he was discharged on July 13, 1865.

He then served with the Olympics in 1871 and afterwards joined the customs service.^[3]

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• Harry Berthrong at Find a Grave