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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
Cornelius Conway Felton, 6 Nov 1807 - 26 Feb 1862
Alfred Hennen, 1786 - 1870
Date
1844
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Ink wash, chalk and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28.2cm x 21.2cm (11 1/8" x 8 3/8")
Topic
Interior
Silhouette\Cut-out
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Top hat
Cornelius Conway Felton: Male
Cornelius Conway Felton: Literature\Writer
Cornelius Conway Felton: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\College
Cornelius Conway Felton: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\College administrator\President
Cornelius Conway Felton: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\Smithsonian Institution\Regent
Alfred Hennen: Male
Alfred Hennen: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer
Alfred Hennen: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University
Alfred Hennen: Military and Intelligence\Soldier\Civil War\Confederate
Alfred Hennen: Religion and Spirituality\Elder
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.
