Georgianna Frances Adams

Asher B. Durand, Georgianna Frances 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, 1950.6.2
Copied 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
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
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Keywords
  • 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.

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