Photo realistic.
I wonder what the writing says on that center desk drawer?
“ I wonder what the writing says on that center desk drawer?”
That’s the Resolute desk, made from that ship. From Wiki:
“ A plaque, mounted on the front center drawer, explains the history of the Resolute and the meaning behind the desk.[4] This plaque was originally on the back of the desk but was moved to the front at some point.[9] ”
“H.M.S. ‘Resolute’, forming part of the expedition sent in search of Sir John Franklin in 1852, was abandoned in Latitude 74º 41’ N. Longitude 101º 22’ W. on 15th May 1854. She was discovered and extricated in September 1855, in Latitude 67º N. by Captain Buddington of the United States Whaler ‘George Henry’. The ship was purchased, fitted out and sent to England, as a gift to Her Majesty Queen Victoria by the President and People of the United States, as a token of goodwill & friendship. This table was made from her timbers when she was broken up, and is presented by the Queen of Great Britain & Ireland, to the President of the United States, as a memorial of the courtesy and loving kindness which dictated the offer of the gift of the “Resolute’.”
https://www.whitehousehistory.org/photos/treasures-of-the-white-house-resolute-desk
Many images. Tracks where the name came from and the ship (Resolute) “Resolute” and the its expedition and the search. . .
Because it is a photo. The official oil portrait is being worked on.