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Mrs. John Adams

Artist
Unidentified Artist
Copy after
C. Schessele
Sitter
Abigail Smith Adams, 11 Nov 1744 - 28 Oct 1818
Date
1855
Type
Print
Medium
Line and stipple engraving
Dimensions
Image: 16.3 × 12 cm (6 7/16 × 4 3/4")
Sheet: 27.3 × 18 cm (10 3/4 × 7 1/16")
Book (closed): 29.1 × 21 × 5.1 cm (11 7/16 × 8 1/4 × 2")
Book (opened): 29.1 × 45 cm (11 7/16 × 17 11/16")
Topic
Interior
Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower
Container\Vase
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace\Choker
Book
Abigail Smith Adams: Female
Abigail Smith Adams: Politics and Government\First Lady\First Lady of US
Abigail Smith Adams: Literature\Writer\Letter writer
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
S/NPG.2016.77.10
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view