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Silhouette of Nathaniel Babson of Gloucester, Massachusetts

William Henry Brown, 1828

MEDIUMCut paper against a lithographic background
DIMENSIONSSheet: 13 7/8 × 10 11/16 in. (35.2 × 27.1 cm)
LOCATIONThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
COLLECTIONDrawings and Prints
CREDIT LINEThe Glenn Tilley Morse Collection, Bequest of Glenn Tilley Morse, 1950
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William Henry Brown 1815–1875

William Henry Brown, known for his silhouette portraits and early photographic experiments, captured the likenesses of figures like John Quincy Adams.

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