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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
Frederick Graff, 1774 - 1847
Solomon White Roberts, 3 Aug 1811 - 22 Mar 1882
Date
1842
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Ink wash, pencil and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28.2cm x 21.2cm (11 1/8" x 8 3/8")
Topic
Interior
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Silhouette\Cut-out
Printed Material\Document
Printed Material\Newspaper
Frederick Graff: Male
Frederick Graff: Science and Technology\Engineer
Solomon White Roberts: Male
Solomon White Roberts: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Railroad
Solomon White Roberts: Science and Technology\Engineer\Civil engineer
Portrait
Place
United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia\Philadelphia
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.
