Lot 66
Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) Sixth President of the United States (1825-1829). Engraving signed ("John Quincy Adams") across the top, 4½ x 3¼ in. on a 7 x 5 in. mount, no date. Engraving by N. Dearborn Boston, whose name is below the image. Printed below: "John Quincy Adams/ 6th President of the U.S. of America" with facsimile signature below.
A waist-length portrait set within a decorative border. Normal age toning; closed tear barely touching lower portion of Adams' right arm. Boldly signed in brown ink. This is the earliest known signed pictorial representation of a President.
Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000.
Sotheby's, sale 6904, lot 88.
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