IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.
This media is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page.
Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
Joseph S. B. Thacher
Edward McGehee, 1786 - 1880
Date
1844
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Ink wash, chalk and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28.1cm x 21.2cm (11 1/16" x 8 3/8")
Topic
Interior
Silhouette\Cut-out
Joseph S. B. Thacher: Male
Joseph S. B. Thacher: Literature\Writer\Essayist
Joseph S. B. Thacher: Society and Social Change\Socialite
Joseph S. B. Thacher: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\State Supreme Court Justice\Mississippi
Edward McGehee: Male
Edward McGehee: Education and Scholarship\Founder\School
Edward McGehee: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Banker
Edward McGehee: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Railroad
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.