Object Number 1969.2797

Object Name

Silhouette

Title

(The Murray family)

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Auguste Edouart (Silhouettist)
1789-1861

Place of Origin

Leamington, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1837

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Bottom left; Aug.\n Edouart fecit 1837.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Paper (wove); Ink; Canvas; Pine; Maple veneer; Wood; Gilt; Glass

Techniques

Cutwork, Lithography, Gilded

Dimensions (inches)

15.75 (H) , 21.56 (W) , 15.75 (Image H) , 21.56 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

40 (H) , 54.77 (W) , 15.75 (Image H) , 21.56 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Measurements of frame: H (at left): 21.7 in. (55.0 cm); W (at bottom): 27.4 in. (69.7 cm); D (at bottom left corner): 1.13 in. (2.88 cm).

Object Description

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