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John Adams was a Founding Father of the United States, lawyer, political activist and the country's second president, serving from 1797 to 1801, and was preceded by George Washington in 1797 and succeeded by Thomas Jefferson in 1801.[1]

Adams died on July 4, 1826, at age 90, the same day as Thomas Jefferson, with his last words being "Thomas Jefferson survives", not knowing that Jefferson died hours before him.[2][3]

Adams was painted a significant amount due to painters needing his likeness to record the nation's history; it was also due to cameras not being invented until 1816.[4]

Paintings

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Portraits

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Image Title Location Date Artist Ref.
Portrait of John Adams (Trumbull) White House 1793 John Trumbull [5]
John Adams National Gallery of Art 1815 Gilbert Stuart [6]
John Adams (Blyth) Massachusetts Historical Society 1766 Benjamin Blyth [7]
John Adams National Portrait Gallery 1815 Unknown artist [8]
John Adams (Brown) Smithsonian American Art Museum 1785 Mather Brown [9]
Portrait of John Adams (Morse) American Art collection 1816 Samuel Morse [10]
John Adams (Stuart) Smithsonian American Art Museum 1826 Gilbert Stuart [11]
Portrait of John Adams (Copley) Harvard Art Museums 1783 John Singleton Copley [12]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "John Adams - Founding Father, Patriot, Diplomat | Britannica". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Thomas Jefferson and John Adams die | July 4, 1826". HISTORY. November 16, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
  3. ↑ "John Adams". WHHA (en-US). Retrieved July 5, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Presidential Portraits". npg.si.edu. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
  5. ↑ "John Adams, White House Collection". WHHA (en-US). Retrieved June 30, 2026.
  6. ↑ "John Adams by Gilbert Stuart". www.nga.gov. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
  7. ↑ "MHS Collections Online: John Adams". www.masshist.org. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
  8. ↑ "John Adams". npg.si.edu. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
  9. ↑ "John Adams (1735-1826), (painting) | Smithsonian Institution". www.si.edu. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
  10. ↑ "John Adams". Brooklyn Museum.
  11. ↑ "John Adams | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
  12. ↑ "John Singleton Copley - Study for "John Adams" - American - The Metropolitan Museum of Art". www.metmuseum.org. Archived from the original on February 26, 2026. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
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