Double-Sided Silhouette
Artist
Auguste Edouart(French, 1789–1861)French, 1789–1861
CultureFrench
Titles
- Double-Sided Silhouette
Date1834
PlaceFrance
MediumCut paper
Dimensions.A: 4 3/8 × 6 1/2 in. (11.1 × 16.5 cm)
.B: 4 1/2 × 7 1/8 in. (11.4 × 18.1 cm)
.B: 4 1/2 × 7 1/8 in. (11.4 × 18.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.74.13.A,.B
Not on view
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Exhibition History"Outline and Shadow: The Art of Silhouette," The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Sept. 20, 2025-March 1, 2026 [Ninth Installation/Light-Sensitive Rotation: Kinder Building 207: No Catalog]
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed and dated on both sides in graphite beneath the image: Augt Edouart fecit 1834
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