Group of three Indians in a war dance

MEDIUMCut paper silhouette, pen and ink, brush and brown wash, and white chalk

DIMENSIONSImage: 9 7/16 × 11 1/4 in. (24 × 28.5 cm)

COLLECTIONDrawings and Prints

CREDIT LINEGlenn Tilley Morse Collection, Bequest of Glenn Tilley Morse, 1950

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THE ARTIST

Auguste Edouart 1789–1861 · France

Cut 5,000 silhouettes in Edinburgh alone—with just scissors and paper.