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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
John Henderson, 28 Feb 1795 - 15 Sep 1857
Date
1841
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Lithograph and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28.2cm x 20.7cm (11 1/8" x 8 1/8")
Topic
Silhouette\Cut-out
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
Architecture\Balustrade
Container\Urn
Exterior\Architecture\Porch
John Henderson: Male
John Henderson: Law and Crime\Lawyer
John Henderson: Politics and Government\US Senator\Mississippi
John Henderson: Politics and Government\State Senator\Mississippi
Portrait
Place
United States\District of Columbia\Washington
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.