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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
Samuel Jackson, 1787 - 1872
Date
1843
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Ink wash, chalk and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28cm x 21.2cm (11" x 8 3/8")
Topic
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Silhouette\Cut-out
Samuel Jackson: Male
Samuel Jackson: Medicine and Health\Physician
Samuel Jackson: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University
Samuel Jackson: Literature\Writer\Medical writer
Portrait
Place
United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia\Philadelphia
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.
