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[ This description is from the project: MHS 225th Anniversary ]
This set of silhouettes, made by Jarvis F. Hanks in 1829, depicts John Quincy Adams; his wife Louisa Catherine Adams; their son John and his wife and daughter, both named Mary; niece Abigail Smith Adams; and family friend Mary Roberdeau. Each silhouette is identified in John Quincy Adams's distinctive handwriting.