Silhouette
- Title:
- William Kent
- Object Name:
- Silhouette
- Object ID:
- 1979.055.11
- Creator:
- King, William (fl. 1804-1806)
Artist - Date:
- circa 1806
- Description:
- Silhouette of William Kent (1793-1883), by William King (fl.1804-1806), c. 1806. Hollow-cut, bust-length silhouette of a man in profile to left; on oval-shaped paper. Sitter is wearing a tied cravat, high-collared shirt with coat; back of sitter's hair on shirt collar. Embossed signature stamp lower right center: "KING". Backed with black eglomise. Stamped brass over oval wood frame, glazed with oval linen and wood backing.
- Material:
- Paper
Glass
Paint - Dimensions:
- H-4.6 W-3.9 inches
- Provenance:
- Note in accession folder, probably from donor or a relative, reads: "Silhouette of William Kent, oldest child of Col. William Austin Kent. He resided always in Concord __. The [last] of the large and illustrious family of Col. Wm. A__ Kent. Son William died in his nineties."
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Louise Thomas Blanding
- People:
- Kent, William A. (1765-1840), Kent, William (1793-after 1883), Blanding, Louise T. (1891-1981)
- Subjects:
- Silhouettes
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