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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
Edwin Forrest, 9 Mar 1806 - 12 Dec 1872
Date
1842
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Lithograph and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28.1cm x 21.2cm (11 1/16" x 8 3/8")
Topic
Exterior\Landscape
Silhouette\Cut-out
Architecture\Balustrade
Container\Urn
Architecture\Column
Architecture\Building
Edwin Forrest: Male
Edwin Forrest: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor
Edwin Forrest: Performing Arts\Theater manager
Portrait
Place
United States\Massachusetts\Suffolk\Boston
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.
