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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
Josiah Quincy, 4 Feb 1772 - 1 Jul 1864
Josiah Quincy, Jr., 17 Jan 1802 - 2 Nov 1882
Date
1842
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Lithograph, chalk and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28cm x 21cm (11" x 8 1/4")
Topic
Printed Material\Book
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Silhouette\Cut-out
Architecture\Building\Church
Nature & Environment\Plant
Printed Material\Document
Interior\Interior with Exterior View
Architecture\Arch
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Top hat
Architecture\Column
Costume\Outerwear\Cape
Josiah Quincy, Jr.: Male
Josiah Quincy, Jr.: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Josiah Quincy, Jr.: Literature\Writer
Josiah Quincy, Jr.: Politics and Government\State Senator\Massachusetts
Josiah Quincy, Jr.: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor\Boston, MA
Josiah Quincy: Male
Josiah Quincy: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Massachusetts
Josiah Quincy: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University president
Josiah Quincy: Politics and Government\State Senator\Massachusetts
Josiah Quincy: Literature\Writer\Historical
Josiah Quincy: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor\Boston, MA
Portrait
Place
United States\Massachusetts\Suffolk\Boston
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.