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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
Thomas Handasyd Perkins, 15 Dec 1764 - 11 Jan 1854
Date
1842
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Lithograph, chalk and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28.1cm x 21.2cm (11 1/16" x 8 3/8")
Topic
Silhouette\Cut-out
Nature & Environment\Plant
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
Interior\Interior with Exterior View
Architecture\Balustrade
Equipment\Walking stick\Cane
Costume\Dress Accessory\Glove
Container\Urn
Architecture\Column
Thomas Handasyd Perkins: Male
Thomas Handasyd Perkins: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist
Thomas Handasyd Perkins: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Massachusetts
Thomas Handasyd Perkins: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant\China Trade merchant
Portrait
Place
United States\Massachusetts\Suffolk\Boston
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.