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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1898.519
People
William James Hubard, American (Shropshire, England 1807 - 1862 Richmond, VA)
Title
Silhouette of a Man in Right Profile (John Witt Randall?)
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
19th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/299115

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black paper cut out adhered to off-white card
Dimensions
12 x 7.9 cm (4 3/4 x 3 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • stamp: verso, blue ink, stamped: Cut with Scissors / by / MASTER HUBARD / Without Drawing or Machine; at the / Gallery of Cuttings, / and / Panharmonicon Concert Room

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
John Witt Randall, Boston, MA; bequest to his sister Belinda L. Randall, 1892; gift to Harvard University, 1892.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Accession Year
1898
Object Number
1898.519
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
With brown paper folder on which is written "Profiles at the Hubard Gallery." 1898.518 and 1898.519 were stored face-to-face at one point; the offset of the opposite silhouette is visible on the card mount.

Exhibition History

  • GenEd US12 American Encounters: Art, Contact, and Conflict, 1560-1860 (S427) Spring 2012, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2012 - 05/12/2012

Verification Level

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