Description
This print reproduces John Trumbull’s 1793 oil on canvas of John Adams. The National Portrait Gallery catalogs the picture as NPG.75.52. Adams sat as vice president in Philadelphia. The gallery’s label notes his remark that the vice presidency was the most insignificant office ever invented, and that it became his path to the presidency in 1796.
The head matches the White House Collection Trumbull of about 1792 to 1793, sold separately here. NPG.75.52 is the museum’s own canvas from that sitting, not the White House object. Adams wears a brownish coat and ruffled cravat. The threat of war with France would dominate his presidency. He and Jefferson both died on July 4, 1826.
This listing is a contemporary print after the painting, not the original oil. Choose fine art paper, luster photo paper, or mounted canvas.
