Lithograph
- Title:
- John Quincy Adams 6th President of the United States
- Object Name:
- Lithograph
- Object ID:
- 1974.028.06
- Creator:
- Currier, Nathaniel (1813-1888)
Lithographer - Date:
- 1835-1856
- Description:
- Hand-colored lithograph, John Quincy Adams 6th President of the United States, unknown artist, possibly Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888), c. 1840. Ink and watercolor on paper. Three-quarter length portrait of John Qunicy Adams (1767-1848); facing slightly left. He is bald; wearing a black coat, black waistcoat, signet at waist, and white cravat. Seated in a blue upholstered armchair; table with brown cloth at right; paper on table; Adams holds a small book in left hand. Green curtain with gold tassels in background; white column base visible. Printed center in lower margin: "JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. / 6th. President of the United States." Pencil inscription right margin: "206"? Mahogany veneer, flat profile with raised exterior edge; glazed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-12.5 W-10.5 inches
- Provenance:
- From the Eagle Hotel, Concord, NH.
In 1961, Dr. Michael Michaels and Andrew Janis bought the Eagle Hotel for use as a convalescent home. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Michael A. Michaels
- Subjects:
- Adams, John Quincy, Presidents
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