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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
Samuel Jarvis Peters, 1801 - 1855
Date
1840-44
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Lithograph, chalk and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28cm x 21.3cm (11" x 8 3/8")
Topic
Silhouette\Cut-out
Nature & Environment\Plant
Interior\Interior with Exterior View
Costume\Dress Accessory\Glove
Container\Urn
Architecture\Column
Samuel Jarvis Peters: Male
Samuel Jarvis Peters: Business and Finance\Businessperson
Samuel Jarvis Peters: Education and Scholarship\Founder
Samuel Jarvis Peters: Society and Social Change\Civic leader
Portrait
Place
United States\Louisiana\Orleans\New Orleans
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.
