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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
Major General Morgan Lewis, 16 Oct 1754 - 7 Apr 1844
Date
1841
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Lithograph, chalk and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28cm x 21cm (11" x 8 1/4")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Printed Material\Book
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Silhouette\Cut-out
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
Interior\Interior with Exterior View
Architecture\Arch
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
Equipment\Walking stick\Cane
Architecture\Window
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bookcase
Architecture\Column
Architecture\Building
Major General Morgan Lewis: Male
Major General Morgan Lewis: Politics and Government\State Legislator\New York
Major General Morgan Lewis: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War
Major General Morgan Lewis: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
Major General Morgan Lewis: Politics and Government\Governor\New York
Major General Morgan Lewis: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\State Supreme Court Justice\New York
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.