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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
Joel Roberts Poinsett, 2 Mar 1779 - 12 Dec 1851
Date
1841
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Lithograph and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28cm x 21cm (11" x 8 1/4")
Topic
Silhouette\Cut-out
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
Printed Material\Document
Interior\Interior with Exterior View
Architecture\Arch
Architecture\Balustrade
Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower
Architecture\Column
Joel Roberts Poinsett: Male
Joel Roberts Poinsett: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
Joel Roberts Poinsett: Science and Technology\Scientist\Biologist\Botanist
Joel Roberts Poinsett: Politics and Government\State Legislator\South Carolina
Joel Roberts Poinsett: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister
Joel Roberts Poinsett: Politics and Government\US Congressman\South Carolina
Portrait
Place
United States\District of Columbia\Washington
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.