According to https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/article/milestones-p...
the first photograph was made in 1826, well after John died.
According to https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/article/milestones-p...
the first photograph was made in 1826, well after John died.
I'd agree. That image seems to trace back to FamilySearch (see here) and contains no source information. It seems pretty clear to me that it's a photo, not a sketch, so it can't be this John Hale.
Keevin Wynn Biggs, do you happen to know anything else about this photo you've added? Maybe we can help figure out the right person it's supposed to go with? The photo is here: https://www.geni.com/photo/view/6000000054381832366?photo_id=6000000180400380075