The publication of Portraits of John Quincy Adams and His Wife makes available a record which both affords unique visual documentation of the most varied political career in American history and exemplifies the work of the principal American portraitists from the days of Copley and Stuart to the dawn of the Daguerrean era. Included in the volume's 159 illustrations are all the known life portraits, busts, and silhouettes of John Quincy and Louisa Catherine Adams, along with important replicas, copies, engravings, and ...
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The publication of Portraits of John Quincy Adams and His Wife makes available a record which both affords unique visual documentation of the most varied political career in American history and exemplifies the work of the principal American portraitists from the days of Copley and Stuart to the dawn of the Daguerrean era. Included in the volume's 159 illustrations are all the known life portraits, busts, and silhouettes of John Quincy and Louisa Catherine Adams, along with important replicas, copies, engravings, and representative likenesses of their siblings. The book is organized into seven chapters which generally coincide with the major divisions of John Quincy Adams' political career. Within each chapter are discussed the artists, their relationships with the Adams's, and the provenance of each of their works. A comprehensive chronology of John Quincy Adams' life for each period accompanies the chapter to which it pertains. All important information about the size of each likeness, the inscriptions if any, the date executed, and present ownership where known is summarized in the List of Illustrations. The Adams's, as they watched themselves age over the years in the marble, ink, or oil of the artists who portrayed them, recorded much by way of commentary on the artistic talent and process at hand. Andrew Oliver, in his detailed and lively discussions of each likeness, makes full use of the diaries and correspondence preserved in the Adams Papers, thus combining a learned appreciation with an intimate glimpse of Adams's as they saw themselves. The volume continues the record of Adams family portraiture begun with Portraits of John and Abigail Adams . The two volumes together constitute Series IV of the distinguished Adams Papers publications.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1150grams, ISBN: 0674691520.
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Very good in very good jacket. 159 Illus. xli, 335pp. 4to, green cloth, d.w. faded on spine portion. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1970. Very good Taped on the front endpaper and front flyleaf are 2 facsimiles of portraits of John Quincy Adams and Louisa Catherine Adams.
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Book. Octavo, 335 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Good plus dust jacket. Sunned brown spine with blue and brown text. Dust jacket is protected by mylar covering and has sunning to spine, chipping to head edge of spine, and mild edge and shelf wear. Boards have light edge wear. Textblock has light spotting to head edge. Shelved ND-E. 1376753. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Very good. Hbk 335pp lacks dj now in custom acetate jacket INSCRIBED by the editor on fep appears unused and an excellent clean tight unmarked text as new.
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