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Abigail Smith Adams (Mrs. John Adams)

Gilbert Stuart1800/1815

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States

Information on this painting can be found in the Gallery publication _American Paintings of the Eighteenth Century_, pages 214-216, which is available as a free PDF https://www.nga.gov/content/dam/ngaweb/research/publications/pdfs/american-paintings-18th-century.pdf

Details

  • Title: Abigail Smith Adams (Mrs. John Adams)
  • Creator: Gilbert Stuart
  • Date Created: 1800/1815
  • Physical Dimensions: overall: 73.4 x 59.7 cm (28 7/8 x 23 1/2 in.) framed: 97.5 x 84.8 x 10.8 cm (38 3/8 x 33 3/8 x 4 1/4 in.)
  • Provenance: John Quincy Adams [1767-1848], Quincy, Massachusetts; his son, Charles Francis Adams [1807-1886], Boston, Massachusetts; his son, Brooks Adams [1848-1927], Boston, Massachusetts; his niece, Abigail Adams Homans [Mrs. Robert Homans, 1879-1974];[1] gift 1954 to NGA. [1] For Mrs. Homans' dates see _The New York Times Biographical Service_, 24 vols. (and continuing), New York, 1969-, 5:222.
  • Medium: oil on canvas

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