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Pencil sketch of John Quincy Adams on his deathbed – Antique Wall Art

Pencil sketch of John Quincy Adams on his deathbed — historic image
Pencil sketch of John Quincy Adams on his deathbed. Historic image from the U.S. Capitol collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic image captures Pencil sketch of John Quincy Adams on his deathbed in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.

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Pencil sketch of John Quincy Adams on his deathbed

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A former president's last hours unfolded inside the Capitol he had served for nearly two decades. John Quincy Adams, who represented Massachusetts in the House after leaving the White House, collapsed on the House floor on February 21, 1848, and was carried to the nearby Speaker's Room, where he died two days later. Pencil sketches like this one were a common way to record such moments in the mid-1800s, before photographs of deathbed scenes became common. The small Speaker's Room is the setting that gives this drawing its historical weight.

Original scan3,920 × 2,813 px · prints to 13 × 9 in at 300 dpi
Reference1848 09903u The original sketch of Mr. Adams,1848

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