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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
Edward Hutchinson Robbins, 1792 - 1850
Peter Stephen Du Ponceau, 1760 - 1844
Date
1843
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Ink wash, chalk and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 27.9cm x 20.9cm (11" x 8 1/4")
Topic
Interior
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Silhouette\Cut-out
Peter Stephen Du Ponceau: Male
Peter Stephen Du Ponceau: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Peter Stephen Du Ponceau: Literature\Writer
Peter Stephen Du Ponceau: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Linguist\Philologist
Edward Hutchinson Robbins: Male
Edward Hutchinson Robbins: Medicine and Health\Physician
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.