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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
William Campbell Preston, 27 May 1794 - 1860
Date
1841
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Lithograph, chalk and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28cm x 21cm (11" x 8 1/4")
Topic
Silhouette\Cut-out
Architecture
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
Interior\Interior with Exterior View
Architecture\Balustrade
William Campbell Preston: Male
William Campbell Preston: Law and Crime\Lawyer
William Campbell Preston: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University president
William Campbell Preston: Politics and Government\State Legislator\South Carolina
William Campbell Preston: Politics and Government\US Senator\South Carolina
Portrait
Place
United States\District of Columbia\Washington
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.
