Prints, Drawings, and Photographs Joseph Lea and Sarah Robeson Lea with Their Unmarried Children Companion to Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2002-6-1 1843 Augustin Amant Constant Fidèle Edouart, French, 1789 - 1861 Cut paper adhered to sheets of beige wove paper, with details drawn in brown ink and brown washes over graphite Currently not on view 2002-6-2 125th Anniversary Acquisition. Gift of Mrs. Samuel R. Shipley III in honor of Harvey S. Shipley Miller, 2002 |
LabelA prolific silhouette artist, Augustin Edouart came to Philadelphia in 1843 and made over 350 cuttings of local residents. To make a silhouette, he took a piece of paper, white on one side and black on the other, folded the black side in, sketched his subject's profile in pencil on the white side, and then cut out the shape. He was a master of detail, as evidenced here in his inclusion of the Lea family's toys, flower baskets, and walking sticks. |
