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John Adams
American19th century
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
This miniature is a section of a steel engraving of John Adams, second president of The United States. Miniature portraits of important figures such as presidents and generals were kept as a sign of patriotism and respect. The portrait is framed in gold with a pearl border.
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Details
- Title: John Adams
- Creator: American
- Date Created: 19th century
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
- Roles: Artist: American
- Provenance: A.J. Fink, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A.J. Fink Foundation Inc., Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1963, by gift.
- Object Type: portraits; engravings (prints)
- Medium: ink on paper, gold, pearl
- Exhibitions: Revolution! Documents from the American War of Independence. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2004.
- Credit Line: Gift of the A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore, in memory of Abraham Jay Fink, 1963
- Classification: Miniatures
- Accession Number: 38.604
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