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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
William Bradford Reed, 30 Jun 1806 - 18 Feb 1876
Henry Hope Reed, 1808 - 1854
Date
1843
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Ink, chalk and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28cm x 21cm (11" x 8 1/4")
Topic
Interior
Silhouette\Cut-out
Henry Hope Reed: Male
Henry Hope Reed: Literature\Writer
Henry Hope Reed: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University
William Bradford Reed: Male
William Bradford Reed: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer
William Bradford Reed: Literature\Writer
William Bradford Reed: Literature\Publisher
William Bradford Reed: Journalism and Media\Magazine editor
William Bradford Reed: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister
William Bradford Reed: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Pennsylvania
William Bradford Reed: Politics and Government\State Attorney General\Pennsylvania
William Bradford Reed: Politics and Government\State Senator\Pennsylvania
Portrait
Place
United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia\Philadelphia
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.
