Item 4: An Engraving by J[ames] B. Longacre, of John Adams, after a painting by B[ass] Otis, after a Portrait by G[ilbert] Stuart, Printed by H[enry] Quig, (removed to Legal Box #1), [1880]
Item — Box: 9, Folder: 4
Dates
- Created: [1880]
Creator
- Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Person)
Access:
All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.
Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Engraving and autograph
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurements:
6 ¾ in. x 5 ⅝ in.
Title:
John Adams.
Description:
The following item depicts an engraving by James B. Longacre after a painting by Bass Otis, after a portrait by Gilbert Stuart. The subject of the engraving is John Adams, the second president of the United States. Adams is sitting in the center of the frame, dressed in a black suit with a white, ruffled undershirt. His name is both annotated in a signature and printed on the page. The engraving was printed by Henry Quig.
The date for the printed engraving has been ascertained as 1880 by a comparison with a manuscript digitized on the Getty Collection’s website.
The USA Coin Book has some biographical information concerning James B. Longacre’s career.
Transcription:
Engraved by J.B. Longacre from a painting by B. Otis after the portrait by G. Stuart
John Adams.
John Adams {signature} Printed by H. Quig
John Adams.
John Adams {signature} Printed by H. Quig
Creator
- Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Person)
- Otis, Bass, 1784-1861 (painting) (Person)
- Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828 (portraiture) (Person)
- Quig, Henry (printer) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu