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Abigail Smith Adams (Mrs. John Adams), (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Stuart, Gilbert 1755-1828  Search this
Subject:
Adams, Abigail  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
National Gallery of Art Fourth Street & Constitution Avenue, N.W Washington District of Columbia 20565 Accession Number: 1954.7.2 (1348)
Date:
1800/1815
Notes:
Miles, Ellen G., "American Paintings of the Eighteenth Century," Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1995.
National Gallery of Art, 1988, 1990.
"American paintings and sculpture: an illustrated catalogue," Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1970.
"Barratt, Carrie Rebora, and Ellen G. Miles, "Gilbert Stuart," New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004, no. 59.
Image on file.
Miles, Ellen G., "American Paintings of the Eighteenth Century," Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1995, pg. 215.
"American paintings and sculpture: an illustrated catalogue," Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1970, pg. 103.
Antiques (July 1975), pg. 116.
"Barratt, Carrie Rebora, and Ellen G. Miles, "Gilbert Stuart," New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004, no. 59.
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
Waist-length seated portrait of Abigail Smith Adams.
Topic:
Portrait female--Waist length  Search this
Occupation--Political--First Lady  Search this
Control number:
IAP 08600593
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_251780