John Quincy Adams.
PrinterPrinted by
Kelloggs & Comstock
American, 1848 - 1850
PublisherPublished by
Kelloggs & Comstock
American, 1848 - 1850
PublisherPublished by
D. Needham
American, 1808 - 1888
Date1848-1850
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 7/8 x 8 9/16in. (30.2 x 21.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 x 12 11/16in. (43.2 x 32.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 x 12 11/16in. (43.2 x 32.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan
DescriptionAn elderly man wearing a coat, vest, shirt, necktie, and pants is slumped in an armchair. His left arm hangs over the arm of the chair. He is supported from behind by a second man. A third man leans over him and holds his right wrist. A large crowd of additional men surrounds them. One man, standing beside a column, looks over the heads of the others. Another column is at the far left. Fringed drapery is in the background.
Object number1950.202.56
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "JOHN QUINCY ADAMS / SEIZED WITH A FIT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBY. 21ST 1848. / 152."On verso, in pencil: upper left, "Print / Box 1 / #7" "Acc #866"; center, "Dwr 9"; lower center, "2.50 each"; lower right, "S. St. J. Morgan." accession number.
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