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Artist
Unidentified Artist
Copy after
Gilbert Stuart, 3 Dec 1755 - 9 Jul 1828
Sitter
John Adams, 30 Oct 1735 - 4 Jul 1826
Date
c. 1815
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")
Topic
John Adams: Male
John Adams: Literature\Writer
John Adams: Politics and Government\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\President of US
John Adams: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Massachusetts
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.71.4
Provenance
Alexander Bryan Johnson [husband of granddaughter of Adams]; Horatio Seymour; John H. Seymour, Santa Barbara; purchased 1971 NPG.