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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
Lemuel Shaw, 9 Jan 1781 - 30 Mar 1861
Thaddeus Mason Harris, 1768 - 1842
Date
1842
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Lithograph, chalk and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28.2cm x 21.2cm (11 1/8" x 8 3/8")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Silhouette\Cut-out
Architecture\Building\Church
Nature & Environment\Plant
Interior\Interior with Exterior View
Architecture\Column
Lemuel Shaw: Male
Lemuel Shaw: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer
Lemuel Shaw: Law and Law Enforcement\Judge\Justice\State Supreme Court Justice\Massachusetts
Lemuel Shaw: Politics and Government\State Senator\Massachusetts
Lemuel Shaw: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher
Lemuel Shaw: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper
Thaddeus Mason Harris: Visual Arts\Artist
Thaddeus Mason Harris: Male
Thaddeus Mason Harris: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Pastor
Thaddeus Mason Harris: Education and Scholarship\Scholar
Thaddeus Mason Harris: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Librarian
Portrait
Place
United States\Massachusetts\Suffolk\Boston
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.
