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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
Alexander C. Gibson
Date
1843
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Ink wash, chalk and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28.1cm x 21cm (11 1/16" x 8 1/4")
Topic
Exterior
Silhouette\Cut-out
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Top hat
Alexander C. Gibson: Male
Alexander C. Gibson: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor\Schenectady, NY
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Saratoga\Saratoga
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.