Silhouette; Bust of Man Facing Right
Caption
John Miers (British, 1758–1821). Silhouette; Bust of Man Facing Right, ca. 1810. Plaster, paint, gilt inner frame, papier mache outer frame, 5 3/8 x 6 in. (13.7 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Estate of Emily Winthrop Miles, 64.195.61.
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Maker
Title
Silhouette; Bust of Man Facing Right
Date
ca. 1810
Medium
Plaster, paint, gilt inner frame, papier mache outer frame
Classification
Dimensions
5 3/8 x 6 in. (13.7 x 15.2 cm)
Signatures
no signature
Inscriptions
no inscrptions
Markings
Label on back (has been cut to oval shape to fit back of silhouette) reads: "Miers / [Pr]ofile Painter and Jewe [11er] / No. 111 opposite Exeter Change Str[and]/ (remainder of label illegible). Handwritten on label in pencil is "William John C.. (?).." (presumable the name of the sitter).
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Emily Winthrop Miles
Accession Number
64.195.61
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