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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
John Chapman Cresson, 1806 - 1876
Frederick Fraley, 1804 - 1901
Date
1843
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Ink wash, chalk and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 27.9cm x 21cm (11" x 8 1/4")
Topic
Interior
Silhouette\Cut-out
Printed Material\Document
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Pince-nez
Frederick Fraley: Male
Frederick Fraley: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Banker
Frederick Fraley: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University trustee
Frederick Fraley: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant
Frederick Fraley: Education and Scholarship\Founder\College
Frederick Fraley: Politics and Government\State Senator\Pennsylvania
John Chapman Cresson: Male
John Chapman Cresson: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University trustee
John Chapman Cresson: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad executive
John Chapman Cresson: Science and Technology\Engineer\Civil engineer
Portrait
Place
United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia\Philadelphia
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.
