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Grey engraving of an elderly bald man with white side whiskers lying in profile on a pillow, eyes closed, with a sheet drawn up.

John Quincy Adams

A stipple engraving in soft grey tones shows an elderly bald man with white side whiskers lying on a pillow, head turned in profile, his eyes closed, a bedsheet drawn up under his chin. Decorative borders with urns and stars frame the oval composition, and the inscription beneath the image names the sitter.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1848
Medium
Stipple engraving on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
3999 × 3116 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1848).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery

Español: John Quincy Adams en su lecho de muerte, grabado de 1848

Un grabado al punteado en tonos grises muestra a un hombre mayor, calvo y con patillas blancas, recostado sobre una almohada con el rostro de perfil y los ojos cerrados. Una sábana cubre su cuerpo, y una orla decorativa con urnas y estrellas enmarca la escena.

Português: John Quincy Adams em seu leito de morte, gravura de 1848

Uma gravura pontilhada em tons cinza mostra um homem idoso, calvo e com suíças brancas, deitado sobre um travesseiro com o rosto de perfil e os olhos fechados. Um lençol cobre seu corpo, e uma moldura decorativa com urnas e estrelas emoldura a cena.