Georgianna Frances Adams

Asher B. Durand, Georgianna Frances Adams, 1835, oil on canvas, 24 x 20 in. (61.0 x 50.8 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Adams-Clement Collection, gift of Mary Louisa Adams Clement in memory of her mother, Louisa Catherine Adams Clement, 1950.6.2

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Artwork Details

Title: Georgianna Frances Adams
Artist: Asher B. Durand
Date: 1835
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 24 x 20 in. (61.0 x 50.8 cm.)
Credit Line: Adams-Clement Collection, gift of Mary Louisa Adams Clement in memory of her mother, Louisa Catherine Adams Clement
Mediums: oil
Mediums Description: oil on canvas
Classifications: Painting
Subjects: Portrait female — Adams, Georgianna Frances — child
Portrait female — Adams, Georgianna Frances — waist length
Object Number: 1950.6.2
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1950.6.2

Artwork Description

“Fanny” Adams was the granddaughter of John Quincy Adams, sixth president of the United States. She was five years old when Asher Durand created this portrait. Like so many children of that era, she died young, succumbing to illness only two years later. But Durand’s painting preserves the joyful spirit of a beloved daughter, and puts a human face on the history of the Adams dynasty.