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Samuel Copp Silhouette Portrait
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About this work
This is a hollow-cut silhouette portrait of Samuel Copp (b. 1787) done during the early 19th century. In this object, the hollow-cut outline has been pasted onto black paper, prior to being medallioned and framed. The object is an intermediate step between the hollow-cut seen in DL*006559.01 and the completed portrait in DL*006559.02. 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 Silhouette Portrait. National Museum of American History, Gift of John Brenton Copp. CC0.
