Artist/Maker
Unidentified artist
Unidentified man
1830-1850
Black prepared paper cut-out with gray wash, gold metallic pigment, and white gouache, laid on card
Image (height): 9 in. (22.9 cm)
Framed: 15 1/2 in. × 10 7/8 in. × 1 in. (39.4 × 27.6 × 2.5 cm)
Framed: 15 1/2 in. × 10 7/8 in. × 1 in. (39.4 × 27.6 × 2.5 cm)
Z.2510
The unknown silhouettist embellished the details of the sitter’s costume in gold and gouache, adding cast shadows in gray wash that function like a ground line. The full-length profile displays the influence of the master of the genre, Édouart, including his hallmark slender feet.
DescriptionSilhouette: Full-length male figure in left-facing profile; cut out from hand-coated black paper, adhered overall to cream card backing; hair and details of costume in gold; wash used to indicate ground plane; rectangular gilded frame with cream mat.InscribedInscribed on frame in graphite: "Olds coll. II"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Unidentified artist
1837–1840
Z.2470
Augustin Amant Constant Fidèle Edouart
1840
Z.2507
Augustin Amant Constant Fidèle Edouart
1845
1978.60
