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Artist:
Moritz Furst, Mar 1782 - after 1841  Search this
Sitter:
John Adams, 30 Oct 1735 - 4 Jul 1826  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Diameter: 5.1cm (2")
Type:
Medal
Date:
after 1878
Exhibition Label:
No peace medals were created with John Adams’s likeness during his administration. Later, a die made by Moritz Fürst, who had created profile portraits for earlier silver peace medals, was struck in bronze. Based on preexisting likenesses of Adams, medals in several sizes were created until the early twentieth century in an effort to complete a series of presidential portrait medals.
Durante la administración de John Adams no se crearon medallas de la paz con su imagen. Sin embargo, tiempo después se acuñó una en bronce con un troquel hecho por Moritz Fürst, quien ya había creado otros perfiles para medallas anteriores en plata. Para completar las series de medallas presidenciales, continuaron haciéndose medallas de distintos tamaños con la imagen de Adams a partir de diversos retratos hasta principios del siglo XX.
Moritz Fürst (1782–después de 1841)
Bronce, después de 1878
Galería Nacional de Retratos, Instituto Smithsonian, donación de Betty A. y Lloyd G. Schermer
Topic:
Medal\Peace medal  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Peace sign  Search this
John Adams: Male  Search this
John Adams: Literature\Writer  Search this
John Adams: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman  Search this
John Adams: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration  Search this
John Adams: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US  Search this
John Adams: Politics and Government\Diplomat  Search this
John Adams: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
John Adams: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Massachusetts  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Lloyd G. Schermer
Object number:
NPG.2014.81
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm47f10a271-521c-42d7-886a-8ec6c55f6ef1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2014.81