Artist/Maker Augustin Amant Constant Fidèle Edouart (French, 1789 – 1861)

Jane Eliza Dewel Darling (1807-1848)

1841

Black prepared paper cut-out laid on card

Image (height): 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm)
Framed: 12 3/4 × 5 3/4 × 1/2 in. (32.4 × 14.6 × 1.3 cm)

Z.2398

The profilist cut Darling’s portrait on July 26, 1841, during the height of the season at Saratoga Springs. She stands, holding a small parasol and wearing a dress with a flounced skirt. The sitter had married William Darling around 1825.

DescriptionSilhouette: Full-length female figure in left-facing profile; black paper cut-out mounted on cream paper; on verso of cream card, window cut out to reveal inscription on verso of black cut-out; rectangular black-painted wood frame.

MarkingsLabel pasted below image inscribed in blue ink: "Miss Jane Eliza Dewel / Saratoga Sps. 26th July 1841."

InscribedInscribed in blue ink on ivory paper of silhouette verso, read through window of card: "Jane Eliza Dewel / Saratoga 26th July 1841"

ClassificationsDRAWINGS