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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
Jedadiah Cobb, 1800 - 1860
Thomas Leaming Caldwell, 1799 - 1875
Date
1844
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Ink wash, chalk and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28cm x 21cm (11" x 8 1/4")
Topic
Interior
Silhouette\Cut-out
Thomas Leaming Caldwell: Male
Thomas Leaming Caldwell: Medicine and Health\Physician
Jedadiah Cobb: Male
Jedadiah Cobb: Medicine and Health\Physician
Jedadiah Cobb: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\College
Portrait
Place
United States\Kentucky\Jefferson\Louisville
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.