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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
John Davis, 1761 - 1847
Date
1841
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Lithograph, pencil and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28.2cm x 21.2cm (11 1/8" x 8 3/8")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Printed Material\Book
Silhouette\Cut-out
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
Interior\Interior with Exterior View
Architecture\Arch
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
Architecture\Window
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bookcase
Architecture\Column
Architecture\Building
John Davis: Male
John Davis: Literature\Writer
John Davis: Literature\Publisher
John Davis: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Antiquary
John Davis: Law and Crime\Judge
John Davis: Politics and Government\State Senator\Massachusetts
John Davis: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Archaeologist
John Davis: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Accountant\Comptroller
John Davis: Politics and Government\Delegate
Portrait
Place
United States\Massachusetts\Suffolk\Boston
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.