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[Pierre August Adet, 1763-1832, bust portrait, facing right] – Historic Photo Reproduction

[Pierre August Adet, 1763-1832, bust portrait, facing right] — historic print
[Pierre August Adet, 1763-1832, bust portrait, facing right]. Historic print from the Historic Print Archive 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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[Pierre August Adet, 1763-1832, bust portrait, facing right]

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Shown in a bust-length portrait facing right, Pierre August Adet (1763-1832) was a French chemist turned diplomat. Before entering politics he worked on the reform of chemical nomenclature alongside Lavoisier, Guyton de Morveau, and Berthollet, and his scientific background shaped his later career. In 1797 he became France's minister to the United States, where he clashed with the Adams administration over the Jay Treaty and pressed for American support of France. The caption card gives no date for this print, so it is best read as a record of his public reputation rather than of a specific moment.

Medium1 print.
Notes[no date recorded on caption card]
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,192 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-124571

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