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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
Charles Dewey, 1784 - 1862
William Hyslop Sumner, 1780 - 1861
Date
1844
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Ink wash, chalk and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28cm x 19.2cm (11" x 7 9/16")
Topic
Interior
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Silhouette\Cut-out
William Hyslop Sumner: Male
William Hyslop Sumner: Law and Crime\Lawyer
William Hyslop Sumner: Politics and Government\Public official
William Hyslop Sumner: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\War of 1812
William Hyslop Sumner: Literature\Writer\Biographer
Charles Dewey: Male
Charles Dewey: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Charles Dewey: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\State Supreme Court Justice\Massachusetts
Charles Dewey: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Massachusetts
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.