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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
Thomas Seir Cummings, 26 Aug 1804 - 25 Sep 1894
James Hamilton Shegogue, 1806 - 1872
Date
1844
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Ink, chalk and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28cm x 20.3cm (11" x 8")
Topic
Interior
Silhouette\Cut-out
Costume\Outerwear\Cloak
Thomas Seir Cummings: Male
Thomas Seir Cummings: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist
Thomas Seir Cummings: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\Miniaturist
Thomas Seir Cummings: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University
James Hamilton Shegogue: Male
James Hamilton Shegogue: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.
