Description:
Silhouettes were the most expedient and inexpensive form of portraiture available to New Englanders in the early 19th century. Profiles were so cheap, costing about ten cents apiece, that an artist's profit was dependent on making them as quickly as possible. Full length silhouettes of two women and one boy inscribed in pencil on the bottom: "George M. Lane and sisters Elizabeth Minot Lane and Lavinia Lane" and in pencil on back: "Elizabeth 18 / George 12 / Lavinia 15." The black paper cutouts are affixed to white paper ground with highlights on the black silhouettes possibly achieved through chalk. Watercolor ground of figures below. Maker unknown.
Subjects:
Watercolor painting Link to share this object record:
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