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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
William Peter, 1788 - 1853
Date
1842
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Ink wash, chalk and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28.2cm x 20.7cm (11 1/8" x 8 1/8")
Topic
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Silhouette\Cut-out
Printed Material\Newspaper
William Peter: Male
William Peter: Literature\Writer
William Peter: Education and Scholarship\Scholar
William Peter: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Translator
William Peter: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Consul
Portrait
Place
United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia\Philadelphia
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.
