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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
John Davis, 1787 - 1854
George Hull, 1788 - 1868
Date
1842
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Lithograph, pencil and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28cm x 21.2cm (11" x 8 3/8")
Topic
Exterior\Landscape\Rural
Silhouette\Cut-out
John Davis: Male
John Davis: Law and Crime\Lawyer
John Davis: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Massachusetts
John Davis: Politics and Government\Governor\Massachusetts
John Davis: Politics and Government\US Senator\Massachusetts
George Hull: Male
George Hull: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer
George Hull: Politics and Government\State Senator\Massachusetts
George Hull: Politics and Government\Lieutenant Governor\Massachusetts
George Hull: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster
Portrait
Place
United States\Massachusetts\Suffolk\Boston
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.