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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
Hamilton Smith
Philip Hone, 25 Oct 1780 - 5 May 1851
Date
1843
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Ink, chalk and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28.3cm x 21.1cm (11 1/8" x 8 5/16")
Topic
Interior
Silhouette\Cut-out
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Top hat
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Rug
Philip Hone: Male
Philip Hone: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant
Philip Hone: Literature\Writer\Diarist
Philip Hone: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor\New York, NY
Philip Hone: Society and Social Change\Administrator\Club administrator\Club founder
Philip Hone: Society and Social Change\Civic leader
Hamilton Smith: Male
Hamilton Smith: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.