Portrait of John Adams

Jacques Reich's ink portrait captures the second president in profile, employing cross-hatching and linear technique to render form and texture. The work exemplifies late 19th-century portraiture methods, with particular attention to the subject's facial features and period costume—the formal coat and cravat typical of early American statesmanship. Reich's signature appears at lower right. This drawing represents the continued artistic tradition of documenting historical figures through print media, preserving likenesses for public education and commemoration during an era when such illustrations appeared regularly in newspapers and publications.