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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
Joseph Henry, 17 Dec 1797 - 13 May 1878
Nathan William Cole
Date
1843
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Chalk and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28cm x 21.1cm (11" x 8 5/16")
Topic
Interior
Silhouette\Cut-out
Joseph Henry: Male
Joseph Henry: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor
Joseph Henry: Science and Technology\Scientist\Physicist
Joseph Henry: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\Smithsonian Institution\Secretary of Smithsonian Institution
Nathan William Cole: Male
Nathan William Cole: Medicine and Health\Physician
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.