Peter Boylston Adams?

John Singleton Copley, Peter Boylston Adams?, ca. 1765-1770, oil on copper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.7
John Singleton Copley, Peter Boylston Adams?, ca. 1765-1770, oil on copper, image (oval): 3 1⁄8 x 2 1⁄2 in. (7.8 x 6.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.7
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Artwork Details

Title
Peter Boylston Adams?
Artist
Date
ca. 1765-1770
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image (oval): 3 1⁄8 x 2 1⁄2 in. (7.8 x 6.2 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on copper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Adams, Peter Boylston — bust
Object Number
1999.27.7
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1999.27.7

Artwork Description

This miniature is thought to show Peter Boylston Adams, who was born in Norfolk, Massachusetts, in 1738. Peter was the brother of the second president of the United States, John Adams, and a captain in the Revolutionary War. He married Mary Crosby in 1768, and this miniature may have been painted to commemorate their wedding.

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Robert Cottingham, An American Alphabet: J, 2003, color lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2004.16.10, © 2003, Robert Cottingham
An American Alphabet: J
Artist
Date2003
color lithograph on paper
Not on view
Robert Cottingham, Rialto, 1985, color lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor, 1997.108.30, © 1985, Robert Cottingham
Rialto
Artist
Date1985
color lithograph on paper
Not on view
Image Not Available
Cancelled copper plate for Barrera-Rosa’s
Artist
Date1986
copper plate
Not on view
Robert Cottingham, Candy, 1979, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.53, © 1979, Robert Cottingham
Candy
Artist
Date1979
oil on canvas
Not on view

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