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The original sketch of Mr. Adams, taken when dying by A.J.S. in the Rotunda of the Capitol at Washington – Vintage Wall Art

The original sketch of Mr. Adams, taken when dying by A.J.S. in the Rotunda of the Capitol at Washington, [1848] — historic drawing
The original sketch of Mr. Adams, taken when dying by A.J.S. in the Rotunda of the Capitol at Washington, [1848]. Historic drawing from the Presidents collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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The original sketch of Mr. Adams, taken when dying by A.J.S. in the Rotunda of the Capitol at Washington

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Few portraits capture a statesman in his final hours, and this pencil sketch by an artist identified only as A.J.S. shows John Quincy Adams at the Capitol in Washington in February 1848, after he collapsed on the House floor. Adams had served as the sixth president before returning to Congress in 1831, where he spent 17 years fighting the gag rule that blocked antislavery petitions. The drawing is one of three related sketches in the Library of Congress, and it records a scene of mourning and vigil rather than a formal likeness.

Created / published[1848]
Medium1 drawing : pencil.
GenrePortrait drawings 1840-1850.Drawings 1840-1850.
NotesPublished in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commentary by Alan Brinkley. New York : Knopf, 1997. Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Congress, Library of Congress, 2005-2006. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1988:138 (no. 2 of 3).
SubjectsAdams, John Quincy,--1767-1848--Death & burial--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,440 × 1,144 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-219026

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