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Stephenson, fl. 1856 John Adams

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.1072 Author/Creator: Stephenson, fl. 1856 Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: 1856 Pagination: 1 print ; b&w Order a Copy

One print of John Adams dated 1856. Engraved by Stephenson from a painting by John Copley. With an inset entitled, "M. Talleyrand Receiving the American Envoys, 1719."

Adams, John, 1735-1826
Talleyrand-Perigord, Charles Maurice de, prince de Benevent, 1754-1838
Stephenson, fl. 1856
Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
XYZ Affair
President
The First Age of Reform

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