Mary Louisa Adams

Asher B. Durand, Mary Louisa Adams, 1835, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Adams-Clement Collection, gift of Mary Louisa Adams Clement in memory of her mother, Louisa Catherine Adams Clement, 1950.6.1
Asher B. Durand, Mary Louisa Adams, 1835, oil on canvas, 24 x 20 1⁄8 in. (61.0 x 51.0 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Adams-Clement Collection, gift of Mary Louisa Adams Clement in memory of her mother, Louisa Catherine Adams Clement, 1950.6.1
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Artwork Details

Title
Mary Louisa Adams
Artist
Date
1835
Location
Dimensions
24 x 20 1⁄8 in. (61.0 x 51.0 cm.)
Credit Line
Adams-Clement Collection, gift of Mary Louisa Adams Clement in memory of her mother, Louisa Catherine Adams Clement
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — Adams, Mary Louisa — child
Object Number
1950.6.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1950.6.1

Artwork Description

Mary Adams was born in 1828 in the White House while her grandfather John Quincy Adams was president. Asher Durand emphasized her rosy cheeks and conveyed a more reserved personality than that of her younger sister, Georgianna Frances, whose portrait is also in the Luce Center collection.

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