Bio Louisa Adams
The first first lady born outside the United States, Louisa Catherine Adams did not come to the United States until...
Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams
- Artist
- Gilbert Stuart
- Date of Work
- 1821-1826
- Medium
- oil paint
- Type
- Portrait
- Credit
- White House Collection/White House Historical Association
Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams
This portrait of First Lady Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams was painted by prolific portraitist Gilbert Stuart between 1821 and 1826. Mrs. Adams first sat for the portrait when her husband, John Quincy Adams, served as Secretary of State for President James Monroe, and it was finished during Adams' presidency, which began on March 4, 1825 and ended on March 4, 1829.