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Robert Winthrop and Abbott Lawrence

Artist: Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter: Robert Charles Winthrop, 12 May 1809 - 16 Nov 1894; Abbott Lawrence, 16 Dec 1792 - 18 Aug 1855

Date: 1842

Type: Silhouette

Medium: Lithograph, pencil and cut paper on paper
Dimensions: Image/Sheet: 28 x 21.2cm (11 x 8 3/8"); Mat: 45.7 x 35.6cm (18 x 14")

Topic: Exterior; Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses; Silhouette\Cut-out; Architecture\Balustrade; Container\Urn; Costume\Headgear\Hat\Top hat; Abbott Lawrence: Male; Abbott Lawrence: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Massachusetts; Abbott Lawrence: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Ambassador; Abbott Lawrence: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist; Abbott Lawrence: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer\Cotton; Robert Charles Winthrop: Male; Robert Charles Winthrop: Law and Crime\Lawyer; Robert Charles Winthrop: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Massachusetts; Robert Charles Winthrop: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer; Robert Charles Winthrop: Education and Scholarship\Scholar; Robert Charles Winthrop: Politics and Government\US Senator\Massachusetts; Portrait

Place: United States\Massachusetts\Suffolk\Boston

Credit Line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Object number: NPG.91.126.124.A

Data Source: National Portrait Gallery