Charles Willson Peale - [Silhouette of man facing left, no. 11]
Summary
Bust silhouette portrait shows an unidentified man facing left. His hair does not reach his collar. A lock of hair hangs over his forehead.
Faint blind stamp below image indecipherable, possibly reads: Museum.
(DLC/PP-44431).
Cutting portraits, generally in profile, from black card became popular in the mid-18th century, though the term silhouette was seldom used until the early decades of the 19th century, and the tradition has continued under this name into the 21st century.
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Date
01/01/1761
Contributors
Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827, artist
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.