Collection Highlights
I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Unidentified Man: Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2344
Date:
c. 1824
Medium:
Black prepared paper cut-out, gold metallic pigment, laid on pink paper, with black ink and wash
Dimensions:
frame: 15 1/8 x 12 1/8 x 2 1/4 in. ( 38.4 x 30.8 x 5.7 cm )
image: 9 5/8 x 6 3/4 in. ( 24.4 x 17.1 cm )
Marks:
stenciled: lower left: "TAKEN AT THE / HUBARD GALLERY / 109 Strand"
Inscriptions:
Stamped at lower left in gray ink: "TAKEN AT THE / HUBARD GALLERY / 109 Strand"
Description:
Silhouette: Full-length male figure in left-facing profile; black paper cut-out with highlights in gold, adhered overall to pink-tinted paper with black wash to indicate ground plane; rectangular gilded frame.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
