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Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893 [Portrait of John Adams]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.1085 Author/Creator: Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893 Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: circa 1850-1900 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Order a Copy

One undated print of John Adams engraved by John Chester Buttre. From an original painting by Gilbert Stuart.

Adams, John, 1735-1826
Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893
Stuart, Gilbert Charles, 1755-1828

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