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1804
GUSN-55694
Half length portrait of Abigail Adams seated, wearing lace cap and kerchief and shawl trimmed with fur. Red curtain in background and upholstered seating furniture. Rectangular, molded gilt and gesso frame. Note attached to rear reads: "Mrs. John Adams/ painted from life by Miss Lydia Smith/ afterwards/ Mrs. Jon a Russell/ GRRR." Second note reads: "Abigail Adams/ Painted from life by/ Lydia Smith Russell."
portraits
paintings (visual works)
oil paint (paint)
canvas
Picture
Portrait
Oil on Canvas
Portrait
Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818
Smith, Lydia (Artist)
USA
44.5 x 34.5 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Mary Thacher
1948.130
Probably Massachusetts (United States)
Probably
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