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Artist
William Bache, 22 Dec 1771 - 09 Jul 1845
Sitter
Sebastián Nicolás Casa Calvo, 1751 - 1820
Date
1804
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Cut coated paper mounted on paper
Dimensions
Image (approx): 7.9 × 7 cm (3 1/8 × 2 3/4")
Book closed: 47.3 × 34.9 × 4.8 cm (18 5/8 × 13 3/4 × 1 7/8")
Book open: 47.3 × 66.7 × 4.8 cm (18 5/8 × 26 1/4 × 1 7/8")
Topic
Silhouette\Cut-out
Book\Album
Sebastián Nicolás Casa Calvo: Male
Sebastián Nicolás Casa Calvo: Military and Intelligence\Officer
Sebastián Nicolás Casa Calvo: Politics and Government\Governor\Territorial Governor\Louisiana
Sebastián Nicolás Casa Calvo: Rulers and Aristocracy\Aristocrat\Marqués
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Sarah Bache Bloise