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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
Thomas Mayne Reid, 1818 - 1883
Date
1843
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Chalk and cut-out paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 27.8cm x 21.3cm (10 15/16" x 8 3/8")
Topic
Interior
Equipment\Walking stick\Cane
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Top hat
Thomas Mayne Reid: Male
Thomas Mayne Reid: Literature\Writer
Thomas Mayne Reid: Communications\Publisher\Magazine
Thomas Mayne Reid: Military\Army\Officer\Captain
Thomas Mayne Reid: Communications\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper
Portrait
Place
United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia\Philadelphia
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.
