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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
Nicholas Biddle, 8 Jan 1786 - 27 Feb 1844
Date
1843
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Lithograph, chalk and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28.2cm x 21.1cm (11 1/8" x 8 5/16")
Topic
Exterior\Landscape\Rural
Silhouette\Cut-out
Architecture\Building\Church
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
Architecture\Fence
Nicholas Biddle: Male
Nicholas Biddle: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Nicholas Biddle: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Financier
Nicholas Biddle: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Banker
Nicholas Biddle: Literature\Editor
Nicholas Biddle: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\College administrator\President
Nicholas Biddle: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Pennsylvania
Nicholas Biddle: Politics and Government\State Senator\Pennsylvania
Portrait
Place
United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia\Philadelphia
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.