Left: Abigail Adams, by Gilbert Stuart, in the collection of the National Gallery of Art; right: John Adams, unidentified artist, after Gilbert Stuart, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian ...

Gilbert Stuart, courtesy of National Gallery of Art A detailed look at the effects of varnish on Stuart's Abigail Adams portrait. The varnish changes color over time, creating a layer of yellow ...

As a result, their family papers, including Abigail’s more ... prose stylists – Adams said Betsy had an “elegant pen” — they climb down from their Gilbert Stuart portraits and remind ...

Gilbert_Stuart_456 Born on December 3 ... Martha Washington, John and Abigail Adams, James and Dolley Madison, Thomas Jefferson, King Louis XVI of France, James Monroe, John Randolph, Rufus ...

Gilbert Stuart's paintings of Washington and the ... It took him 15 years to finish paintings of John and Abigail Adams. He wouldn't give Thomas Jefferson the original he sat for,finally ...

Abigail Adams grew impatient with Stuart ... and "this is going to allow them to loan more Gilbert Stuart portraits to museums around the country." ...

Abigail Rogan ... Anchorage in Stuart. Her husband, Brendan, a history teacher, suggested paying homage to their favorite local spot. The historic House of Refuge at Gilbert’s Bar, also where ...

The American artist Gilbert Stuart was just a few days short of his 39th birthday in late 1794 when he arrived in Philadelphia intent on painting portraits of President George Washington.

On Oct. 25, 1764, Abigail Smith married a young lawyer from Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts, by the name of John Adams, who 30 years later was elected second president of the United States.

“The happiness of our family,” Abigail noted in 1788 ... original done by her father, Gilbert Stuart Unlike his revolutionary brothers-in-arms, however, Adams also drew strength and ...

Dave Gilbert knows he has a woeful record against Crucible opponent Stuart Bingham, but hopes he can replicate Brock Lesnar breaking The Undertaker’s Wrestlemania streak on the baize.

Adams scored 21 points, Alterique Gilbert added 19 and UConn snapped a three-game losing streak with a 76-64 win over SMU on Thursday night. Christian Vital chipped in with 11 points and seven ...