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John Quincy Adams Ward

John Quincy Adams Ward

Cast after: Charles Henry Niehaus, 1855 - 1935
Foundry: Jno. Williams Inc. Bronze Foundry
Sitter: John Quincy Adams Ward, 29 Jun 1830 - 1 May 1910

Date: before 1901 (cast 1911)

Type: Sculpture

Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Without Base: 86.4 x 53.3 x 54.6cm (34 x 21 x 21 1/2"); Mount: 53.3 x 43.2cm (21 x 17")

Topic: Artist's Effects; Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache; Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard; John Quincy Adams Ward: Male; John Quincy Adams Ward: Visual Arts\Artist\Sculptor; Portrait

Credit Line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum; gift of the National Sculpture Society, 1957

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Object number: NPG.70.34

Provenance: National Sculpture Society; gift to National Collection of Fine Arts (now Smithsonian American Art Museum) 1957; transferred to NPG 1970

Data Source: National Portrait Gallery

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