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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
William H. Maxwell
Date
1840
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Lithograph, chalk and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 27.9cm x 21.2cm (11" x 8 3/8")
Topic
Exterior\Landscape
Silhouette\Cut-out
Nature & Environment\Plant
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
Container\Urn
Architecture\Fortress
William H. Maxwell: Male
William H. Maxwell: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Saratoga\Saratoga
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.