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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
Richard Henry Chinn, ? - 1847
James Mason Elam, 1796 - 1856
Date
1844
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Ink wash, chalk and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28.2cm x 21.1cm (11 1/8" x 8 5/16")
Topic
Interior
Silhouette\Cut-out
Equipment\Walking stick\Cane
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Top hat
Richard Henry Chinn: Male
Richard Henry Chinn: Law and Crime\Judge
Richard Henry Chinn: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Kentucky
James Mason Elam: Male
James Mason Elam: Business and Finance\Businessperson
James Mason Elam: Law and Crime\Lawyer
James Mason Elam: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer
James Mason Elam: Law and Crime\Magistrate
Portrait
Place
United States\Louisiana\Orleans\New Orleans
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.
