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Joseph Prescott and Benjamin Russell

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; Silhouette\Cut-out; Equipment\Walking stick\Cane; Nature & Environment\Water\River; Symbols & Motifs\Medal\Society of the Cincinnati; Joseph Prescott: Male; Joseph Prescott: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War Army officer; Joseph Prescott: Medicine and Health\Physician\Surgeon; Major Benjamin Russell: Male; Major Benjamin Russell: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War Army officer; Major Benjamin Russell: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher; Major Benjamin Russell: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper; Major Benjamin Russell: Crafts and Trades\Printer; Portrait

Credit Line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Object number: S/NPG.91.126.116.A

Data Source: National Portrait Gallery