auguste-edouart-french-american-1789-1861-silhouette-of-a-midshipman-in-the-united-states-navy
Lot 2205
Auguste Edouart (French-American, 1789-1861), Silhouette of a Midshipman in the United States Navy
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
The cut silhouette with pencil details and a pasted to a sheet with penciled scene of a rampart with sailing ships and choppy waters beyond, signed and inscribed "Augu. Edouart fecit 1842 / Boston, U.S.," the verso with hand-written note identifying the sitter as "James (Calvin?) Campbell / Midshipman U.S. Navy," presented under glass in a period gilt frame.

Frame dimensions 13 3/4 x 10 3/8 in.

Private Collection, Charlottesville, Virginia

Toning and minor foxing to sheet; minor chipping to frame; not examined out of the frame.