• Chinese Export Porcelain Openwork Basket with Pitt Armorial
    Chinese Export Porcelain Openwork Basket with Pitt Armorial
  • Bombe Desk and Bookcase
    Bombe Desk and Bookcase
  • The Landing of the Pilgrims
    The Landing of the Pilgrims
  • Side Chairs
    Side Chairs
  • Penn's Treaty with the Indians
    Penn's Treaty with the Indians
 
John Quincy Adams
  • Artist/Maker Leslie, Charles Robert (1794-1859)
  • Date Made 1816
  • Place Made
  • Materials Oil on canvas
  • Measurements
  • Gift of Mr. Robert Homans, Jr. Miss Lucy Aldrich Homans Miss Abigail Homans in memory of their father Robert Homans
  • Room
  • Accession # 1975.0038

John Quincy Adams

Among the multitude of characterizations of Adams, this portrait is striking for the serenity the artist captured in America's Minister to Great Britain (1815–17).