A black-and-white portrait print of an older, balding White man in formal dress sitting in a chair with a book in one hand.

John Quincy Adams.

George Healy (1808-1894)

Date

1848
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Engraving
Contributors

Engraved by Joseph Andrews
Dimensions

11 1/2 x 9 13/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.c. Entered according to Acot of Congress in the year 1848. by G.P.A. Healy in the Clerks Office of the district Court of Massachusetts. \ John Quincy Adams. \ Engraved from a picture by G.P.A. Healy by J. Andrews. \ [in graphite] a very fine proof-J. Andrews- To Wm D. Ticknor Esq with king regards-
l.r.: R. Andrews, Print.
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Gift of Mrs. Lewis Kornfeld
Accession Number

1980.22
Copyright

Public domain

We the People: Picturing American Identity

June 15–September 8, 2013

This exhibition focuses on the fluidity of national identity through the creations of American artists, particularly in key moments in history when the definition of a singular American identity was challenged and ultimately reshaped.

Location: Off view

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