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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
Josiah Harlan, 1799 - 1871
Date
1843
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Positive cut and wash on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28cm x 21.2cm (11" x 8 3/8")
Topic
Interior
Costume\Headgear\Military
Silhouette\Cut-out
Weapon\Sword
Josiah Harlan: Male
Josiah Harlan: Literature\Writer
Josiah Harlan: Military and Intelligence\Soldier
Josiah Harlan: Medicine and Health\Physician\Surgeon
Josiah Harlan: Military and Intelligence\Army\Army physician\Army surgeon
Josiah Harlan: Natural Resource Occupations\Explorer\Far East
Portrait
Place
United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia\Philadelphia
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.