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Gilbert Stuart - John Adams, second President of the United States
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Print shows John Adams, half-length portrait, seated, facing right, with book in hand.
From the original series painted by Stuart for the Messrs. Doggett of Boston.
Stamped on verso: 43309.
Inscribed in pencil on verso: 002635.3C.
Inscribed in pencil on mount: 2.08.1983.023.01.00.
Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).
Exhibited in: "Creating the United States" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2008-2009.
John Adams, a remarkable political philosopher, served as the second President of the United States (1797-1801), after serving as the first Vice President under President George Washington. "Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide."
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