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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, 1798 - 1859
Date
1844
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Ink wash, chalk and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28.2cm x 20.8cm (11 1/8" x 8 3/16")
Topic
Interior
Silhouette\Cut-out
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Top hat
Weapon\Sword\Saber
Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar: Male
Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar: Literature\Writer
Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar: Politics and Government\Statesman
Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar: Military and Intelligence\Soldier
Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor
Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Texas
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.