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19th century silhouette of a male , description to reverse gives name and date, copied from back of silhouette see photo framed and glazed and in good condition with only minor signs of age as to be expected. Third image with flash to show highlights etc.. Apologies for any refections in pics. Overall size is 12.5 cm x 14 cm silhouettes the image of a person, animal, object or scene represented as a solid shape of a single colour, usually black, with its edges matching the outline of the subject. The interior of a silhouette is featureless, and the silhouette is usually presented on a light background, usually white, or none at all. The silhouette differs from an outline, which depicts the edge of an object in a linear form, while a silhouette appears as a solid shape. Silhouette images may be created in any visual artistic medium, but were first used to describe pieces of cut paper, which were then stuck to a backing in a contrasting colour, and often framed. Cutting portraits, generally in profile, from black card became popular in the mid-18th century, though the term silhouette was seldom used until the early decades of the 19th century, and the tradition has continued under this name into the 21st century. They represented a cheap but effective alternative to the portrait miniature, and skilled specialist artists could cut a high-quality bust portrait, by far the most common style, in a matter of minutes, working purely by eye. Other artists, especially from about 1790, drew an outline on paper, then painted it in, which could be equally quick.
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    Height: 4.93 in (12.5 cm)Width: 5.52 in (14 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    York, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1800214603552

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