This collection began at Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con in 2012, where Dolby Von Luckner (see #11) was taking requests for free sketches at his table. When I got to the front of the line, I suddenly realized that I had neglected to think about what I should ask him to draw. Luckily, my mouth just took over and said "James K. Polk riding a triceratops."

The rest, as they say, is historical fiction.

Please check the rollovers on the images for detailed information and links to each of these incredible artists' professional websites (where you can also find links to their Twitter and/or Instagram accounts, which you should definitely follow). They're all brilliant and talented artists** so please check out their work!

All images are copyrighted. Please do not use without permission.

If you are a visual artist and would like to propose a commission for a not-yet-represented former U.S. President, please get in touch!

**Except maybe for Ryan North, who tried to assure me several times that I really, really didn't want him to try to draw anything. But I really did, so he did, and it was amazing.

1. George Washington [1789-1797]
    Plesiosaur
    Mike Vasquez, 2013

2. John Adams [1797-1801]
    Yoshi
    Katie Clark, 2016

3. Thomas Jefferson [1801-1809]
    Triceratops
    Nolen Lee, 2015

4. James Madison [1809-1817]
    Stegosaur
    Alexis Wright, 2013

6. John Quincy Adams [1825-1829]
    Spinops
    Josh Trujillo & Levi Hastings, 2016

7. Andrew Jackson [1829-1837]
    Hesperonychus
    Comfort and Adam, 2016

8. Martin Van Buren [1837-1841]
    Anchiceratops
    Todd Webb, 2013

9. William H. Harrison [1841]
Spinosaurus
James Silvani, 2018

10. John Tyler [1841-1845]
Dilophosaurus
Nova Rella, 2018

11. James K. Polk [1845-1849]
     Triceratops
     Dolby Von Luckner, 2012

12. Zachary Taylor [1849-1850]
     T. Rex
     Travis Hanson, 2017

13. Millard Fillmore [1850-1853]
     Mosochops
     Hannah McGill, 2015

14. Franklin Pierce [1841-1845]
Dilophosaurus
Emma Edwards, 2018

16. Abraham Lincoln [1861-1865]
     T. Rex
     Ryan North, 2013

16. Abraham Lincoln [1861-1865]
     Brachiosaur
     Phung Lu, 2013

16. Abraham Lincoln [1861-1865]
     Dilophosaurus
     Jeff Marson, 2013

17. Andrew Johnson [1865-1869]
     Teradactyl
     Matthew Inman, 2017

18. Ulysses S. Grant [1869-1877]
     Triceratops
     Ethan Tagocon, 2016

20. James Garfield [1881]
     Pteranodon
     Jimmy Purcell, 2015

21. Chester A. Arthur [1881-1885]
     Dino
     Bob Singer, 2014

22. Grover Cleveland [1885-1889]
     Kulindadromeus
     Abby Howard, 2017

24. Grover Cleveland [1893-1897]
     Teradactyl
     R.K. Milholland, 2017

26. Teddy Roosevelt [1901-1909]
     T. Rex
     Rebecca Hicks, 2012

27. William Taft [1909-1913]
     Ankylosaurus
     Robin Kaplan, 2013

28. Woodrow Wilson [1913-1921]
     Slag
     Matt Kuphaldt, 2014

32. Franklin D. Roosevelt [1933-1945]
     Compsognathus
     Keith Grachow, 2014

34. Dwight D. Eisenhower [1953-1961]
     Therizinosaurus
     Tadd Galusha, 2017

38. Gerald Ford [1974-1977]
     Velociraptors
     Lori Collins, 2012

35. John F. Kennedy [1961-1963]
     Pteranodon
     Ainsley Yeager, 2016

37. Richard Nixon [1969-1974]
     Diabloceratops
     Kory Bing, 2017

39. Jimmy Carter [1977-1981]
     Coelophysis
     Sean Judy, 2015

40. Ronald Reagan [1981-1989]
     Styracosaurus
     Jake Parker, 2014

41. George H.W. Bush [1989-1993]
     Pteranodon
     Joel Watson, 2016

42. Bill Clinton [1993-2001]
     Parasaurolophus
     Ryan Fisher, 2014

44. Barack Obama [2009-2018]
T. Rex (with Obamadon)
Omakase Images, 2018