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John Adams

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

Unidentified Artist

Copy after

Gilbert Stuart, 3 Dec 1755 - 9 Jul 1828

Sitter

John Adams, 30 Oct 1735 - 4 Jul 1826

Provenance

Alexander Bryan Johnson [husband of granddaughter of Adams]; Horatio Seymour; John H. Seymour, Santa Barbara; purchased 1971 NPG.

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

c. 1815

Object number

NPG.71.4

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

76.2 x 61cm (30 x 24")
Frame: 81.9 x 67.9 x 4.1cm (32 1/4 x 26 3/4 x 1 5/8")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

John Adams: Male
John Adams: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer
John Adams: Politics and Government\Government official\Congressman\Continental congressman
John Adams: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration
John Adams: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
John Adams: Politics and Government\Diplomat
John Adams: Politics and Government\Government official\President of US
John Adams: Politics and Government\Government official\State Legislator\Massachusetts
Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm483e3675d-79cd-4502-abca-cc61b05bb176

Record ID

npg_NPG.71.4

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