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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
Washington Coster, 1811 - 1849
Date
1839
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Lithograph, chalk and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28cm x 21cm (11" x 8 1/4")
Topic
Exterior\Landscape\Rural
Silhouette\Cut-out
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
Equipment\Walking stick\Cane
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Top hat
Architecture\Building\Castle
Washington Coster: Male
Washington Coster: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.