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Artist
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter
Edward Cornelius Delavan, 1793 - 1871
Reuben Dimond Mussey, 23 Jun 1780 - 21 Jun 1866
Date
1842
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Lithograph and cut paper on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 27.7cm x 21.1cm (10 7/8" x 8 5/16")
Topic
Interior
Silhouette\Cut-out
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Top hat
Equipment\Umbrella
Reuben Dimond Mussey: Male
Reuben Dimond Mussey: Medicine and Health\Physician\Surgeon
Reuben Dimond Mussey: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University
Reuben Dimond Mussey: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist
Edward Cornelius Delavan: Male
Edward Cornelius Delavan: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Temperance
Edward Cornelius Delavan: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant\Wine merchant
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.