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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
Joseph Prescott, 6 Jan 1762 - 1852
Major Benjamin Russell, 13 Sep 1761 - 1845
Date
1842
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Lithograph, chalk, pencil and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28cm x 21.3cm (11" x 8 3/8")
Topic
Exterior\Landscape
Equipment\Walking stick\Cane
Nature & Environment\Water\River
Symbols & Motifs\Medal\Society of the Cincinnati
Joseph Prescott: Male
Joseph Prescott: Military\Army\Officer\Revolution
Joseph Prescott: Health and Medicine\Physician\Surgeon
Major Benjamin Russell: Male
Major Benjamin Russell: Military\Army\Officer\Revolution
Major Benjamin Russell: Communications\Publisher\Newspaper
Major Benjamin Russell: Communications\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper
Major Benjamin Russell: Crafts and Trades\Craftsman\Printer
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.
