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circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910)

Sketch

Title: [Fairy holding branch with one knee bent up and the other leg extended]

Apparently kneeling on a ladder. Black ink on tracing paper.

GLC06343.025

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910)

Sketch

Title: [Fairy seated with legs dangling, viewed from behind]

Black ink on tracing paper.

GLC06343.026

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910)

Sketch

Title: [A cupid ("cherub" or "putti") creeping below a grape leaf and holding a bow]

Black ink on tracing paper.

GLC06343.027

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910)

Sketch

Title: [Sculpture design: Cavalier-looking man [European explorer] holding a sword and a paper]

Below it is a small sketch of another sculpture design. Black ink, graphite on wove paper with corner losses.

GLC06343.028

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910)

Sketch

Title: [Fairy playing violin with music stand and candle]

Black ink; tracing paper.

GLC06343.029

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910)

Sketch

Title: [Nude woman with hands behind head]

Crosshatching and rectangular border. Black ink, graphite; tracing paper.

GLC06343.030

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910)

Sketch

Title: [Female, nude from waist up, holding wine bottle and glass]

Black ink, graphite, tracing paper.

GLC06343.031

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910)

Sketch

Title: [Six sketches: angels, cherubs, animals, etc.]

Iron gall or bistre ink; tracing paper.

GLC06343.032

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910)

Sketch

Title: [Two inkings of a shacks and boats on one side, sketch with measurements and fish on other side]

Iron gall ink, graphite; laid paper.

GLC06343.041

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910)

Sketch

Title: [Profile of man seated in rocking chair wearing top hat and holding spectacles]

Iron gall ink over graphite; wove paper.

GLC06343.043

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910)

Sketch

Title: [Back of sleeping man in top hat lying on bench]

Graphite; wove paper.

GLC06343.044

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910)

Sketch

Title: [Fisherman with peg leg on one side and walking stick]

Sketch of sculpture of a woman's back on reverse side. Graphite; wove paper.

GLC06343.045

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910)

Sketch

Title: [Sketch of a rock formation and trees with a person sleeping below]

Also sketch of plant. Graphite; wove paper.

GLC06343.046

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910)

Sketch

Title: [Woman reclining on sofa with blankets draped over body]

Graphite; wove paper.

GLC06343.048

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910)

Sketch

Title: [Woman washing clothes with a man seated reading]

Graphite; wove paper.

GLC06343.049

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910)

Sketch

Title: [Hooded man with hand over face]

Graphite; thin wove paper.

GLC06343.051

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910)

Sketch

Title: [Girl sitting on a fence, and two bearded men with crossed arms on reverse side]

Girl sitting on a fence with the inscription, "Newburgh." Two bearded men with crossed arms on reverse side. Graphite, iron gall ink respectively; laid paper.

GLC06343.052

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910)

Sketch

Title: [Five sketches of a bull, and a seated man]

Iron gall ink, wove paper.

GLC06343.053

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910)

Sketch

Title: [Clothing draped on a bed post with door in background]

Graphite; laid paper.

GLC06343.054

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910)

Sketch

Title: [Spinning wheel]

Graphite; wove paper.

GLC06343.055

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910)

Sketch

Title: [Portrait of a mustached man wearing a hat and spectacles]

Reverse side has an incomplete sketch of the hindquarters of a cow. Graphite; wove paper.

GLC06343.056

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910)

Sketch

Title: [Four sketches of a bull]

Iron gall ink; wove paper.

GLC06343.057

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910)

Sketch

Title: [Profile portrait of a woman]

Possibly a Native American woman. Graphite; wove paper.

GLC06343.058

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910)

Sketch

Title: [Back of a woman in frock coat and long skirt]

Reverse side has faint design of either a fountain or sculpture. Graphite; tan wove paper.

GLC06343.059

circa 1830-1910

Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910)

Sketch

Title: [Spinning wheel]

Graphite or charcoal; wove paper.

GLC06343.060

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