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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
