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Samuel Copp Hollow-Cut Portrait
From the collection of National Museum of American History. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This is just the hollow-cut portion of a silhouette portrait of Samuel Copp (b. 1787) done during the early 19th century. Silhouette portraits became popular during the late 18th and early 19th century due to their affordability compared to the time and expense of an oil painting.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineSamuel Copp Hollow-Cut Portrait. National Museum of American History, Gift of John Brenton Copp. CC0.
