Object Details
- Artist
- Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
- Sitter
- John Quincy Adams, 11 Jul 1767 - 23 Feb 1848
- Exhibition Label
- Auguste Edouart captured John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States, twelve years after Adams had left office. Here, he stands in a setting that suggests his intellectual leanings. Note the bookshelf in the background and the rolled documents on the floor. Adams, whose political career was unusual, followed in his father’s footsteps and served as the nation’s president from 1825 to 1829. Opposition from Congress made it difficult for him to enact change. Following his defeat to Andrew Jackson for a second term, Adams became successful as a representative of Massachusetts. Adams vehemently opposed slavery. Trained as a lawyer, he effectively argued the well-known Amistad case before the Supreme Court in 1841. Consequently, the court freed the jailed Africans who had murdered the captain and several others on the slave ship that transported them. Adams also opposed the Mexican War, fearing that the annexation of Texas would extend slavery into new territory.
- Auguste Edouart retrató a John Quincy Adams, sexto presidente de Estados Unidos, doce años después de haber finalizado su mandato. Adams aparece en un escenario que sugiere sus inclinaciones intelectuales. Nótese el librero en el fondo y los documentos enrollados en el piso. La trayectoria política de Adams fue inusual. Siguiendo los pasos de su padre, el joven Adams fungió como presidente del país desde 1825 hasta 1829, si bien la oposición del Congreso impidió que lograra cambios mayores. Luego de ser derrotado por Andrew Jackson en su aspiración a un segundo período presidencial, tuvo una exitosa carrera como representante por Massachusetts. Adams era abogado y ferviente opositor de la esclavitud. En 1841 argumentó una eficaz defensa ante el Tribunal Supremo en el famoso “caso Amistad”, consiguiendo la liberación de los africanos que habían asesinado al capitán y varios tripulantes en el barco negrero que los transportaba, llamado Amistad. Adams también se opuso a la guerra contra México, temiendo que la anexión de Texas extende- ría la esclavitud hacia un nuevo territorio.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.
- 1841
- Object number
- NPG.91.126.68.A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Silhouette
- Medium
- Lithograph, chalk and cut paper on paper
- Dimensions
- Image/Sheet: 28 × 21.2 cm (11 × 8 3/8")
- Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
- Frame: 47.9 × 37.8 × 3.2 cm (18 7/8 × 14 7/8 × 1 1/4")
- Place
- United States\District of Columbia\Washington
- See more items in
- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Interior
- Printed Material\Book
- Silhouette\Cut-out
- Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
- Architecture\Arch
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
- Home Furnishings\Drape
- Architecture\Window
- Architecture\Window
- Artwork\Sculpture\Bust
- Artwork\Sculpture\Bust
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bookcase
- John Quincy Adams: Male
- John Quincy Adams: Politics and Government\Government official\US Congressman\Massachusetts
- John Quincy Adams: Politics and Government\Government official\President of US
- John Quincy Adams: Politics and Government\Government official\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
- John Quincy Adams: Politics and Government\Government official\US Senator\Massachusetts
- John Quincy Adams: Politics and Government\Son of US President
- John Quincy Adams: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister\US Minister
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.91.126.68.A
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm44fdfa6d2-16dd-46c7-97bf-5ec646d0df3c
