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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
Henry Myer Phillips, 1811 - 1884
Date
1842
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Ink wash and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28.2cm x 21cm (11 1/8" x 8 1/4")
Topic
Interior
Silhouette\Cut-out
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Rug
Henry Myer Phillips: Male
Henry Myer Phillips: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Henry Myer Phillips: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Pennsylvania
Henry Myer Phillips: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Company president
Henry Myer Phillips: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad executive
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Saratoga\Saratoga Springs
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.