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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
John Nicholson, 1787 - 1848
Date
1843
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Ink wash, chalk and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28cm x 20.6cm (11" x 8 1/8")
Topic
Interior
Silhouette\Cut-out
Printed Material\Document
John Nicholson: Male
John Nicholson: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer
John Nicholson: Business and Finance\Banker
John Nicholson: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Humanitarian
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Saratoga\Saratoga
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.
