In compiling a list of books and essays in which the art of taking black shades is described, or in which silhouettes are used as illustrations, it is impossible to enumerate all the fragmentary notes which have appeared from time to time in modern magazines and newspapers. Amongst such, we have mentioned those which will best repay the attention of the student.
“Heft mit heiteren Schnitten weiss auf Schwarz.” 1653.
Swift’s “Miscellanies.” Edition 1745. Vol. X.
“Physiognomische Fragmente zur Beförderung der Menschenkenntnis und der Menschenliebe.” Lavater. 1775.
“Anweisung zum Silhouettenzeichnen und zur Kunst, sie zu Verjüngen, nebst einer Einleitung von ihrem physiognomischen Nutzen.” 1779. Anonym. Römhild und Leipzig.
“Operetten,” von C. F. Bretzner. 1777. C. F. Schneider, Leipzig.
“Schattenrisse von hohen Herrschaften.” 1779.
“Ausführliche Abhandlung über die Silhouetten und deren Zeichnung, Verjüngung und Vervielfältigung.” Von dem ungenannt bleibenden Verfasser des “physiognomischen Kabinets.” Philip Heinrich Perrenon. 1780. Frankfurt und Leipzig.
“Beschreibung der Boumagie oder der Kunst, Schattenrisse auf eine leichte und sichere Art zu vervielfältigen.” Anonym. 1780. Perrenon, Münster und Hamm.
“Kalender für das Jahr 1786.” Mit 53 Schattenbildern. Herausgegeben von Heronim, Löschenkohl.
“Collection de Cent Silhouettes de Personnes illustres et célèbres Dessines d’après les originaux par Anthing.” A. Gotha. 1791.
“Annalen der neueren theologischen Literatur und Kirchengeschichte.” Silhouette Bildnisse 1793, 1795, 1796. Rinteln, Leipzig, Frankfurt.
“Die neuen theologischen Annalen.” Marburg, 1799. Mit gestochenen Schattenrissen nach hervorragenden Geistlichen.
“Essays on Physiognomy calculated to extend the Knowledge and Love of Mankind,” written by the Rev. John Caspar Lavater, Citizen of Zürich. Translated from the last Paris edition by the Rev. C. Moore, LL.D., F.R.S. Illustrated by several hundred engravings, accurately copied from the originals. London, 1793.
“Hints designed to promote Beneficence,” by John Coakley Lettsom, M.A., LL.D., etc. Published by J. Mawman, London, 1801.
“Erster Teil Meusel’s Lexicon.” 1789. Zweite Auflage desselben 1808-9.
“Portrait Gallery of Distinguished American Citizens, with Biographical Sketches,” by William H. Brown, and facsimiles of original letters. Hartford. Published by E. B. and E. C. Kellogg. 1845.
“Sermons par M. J. G. Ch. de la Saussaige à la Haige et à Amsterdam chez les frères vaullerf Imprimeurs Libraires.” 1817.
“Treatise on Silhouettes,” by Monsieur Edouart, Silhouettist to the Royal Family, and patronised by His Royal Highness the late Duke of Gloucester. Published by Longmans & Co., Paternoster Row; J. Bolster, Patrick Street, Cork; and Fraser, Edinburgh. 1835.
“Memoir of the late Hannah Kilham,” chiefly compiled from her journal, and edited by her daughter-in-law, Sarah Beller, of St. Petersburg. Published by Darton & Harvey, London. 1837.
“Profiles of Warrington Worthies,” collected and arranged by James Kendrick, M.D., Warrington. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman, London; Haddock & Son, Warrington. 1854.
“Der Gestiefelte Kater.” 1876-77. Bilder von Hermine Gabillon.
“Till Eulenspiegel.”
Moser, Bilderbuch. Wien.
“L’enfant Prodigue, Scènes Bibliques en 7 Tableaux.” Von Henri Rivière. Paris: Enoch & Co., 1895.
“La Marche à l’étoile.” Von Henri Rivière.
“Kochbuch.” 1840.
“Liederbücher mit Silhouetten.” Von Gertrud Schubring.
“Frauenzimmer-Almanache und Damen-Konversationslexicon,” 1816, 1817, 1819, 1820, 1831, 1846.
“Beschreibung eines sehr einfachen zur Verjüngung der Schattenrisse dienenden Storchschnabels, den sich jeder Liebhaber selbst verfertigen kann.” Anonym. Von dem Verfasser der “Boumagie.”
“Ins Märchenland.” 12 geschnittene Silhouetten zu Grimm’s “Märchen.” Von Fanny and Cecilie Henzel. Berlin: B. Behr (E. Bock).
“Der Schwarze Peter.” Von P. Konewka. Stuttgart: J. Hoffmann.
“Osterspaziergang.” Von P. Konewka. München. G. D. W. Callwey.
“Falstaff und seine Gesellen.” Von P. Konewka. Text von Hermann Kurz. Strassburg: Moritz Schauenburg.
“Ein Sommernachtstraum von W. Shakespeare.” Mit 24 Schattenrissen. Heidelberg: Fr. Bassermann, 1868. Von P. Konewka, in Holz geschnitten von A. Vogel.
“Schwarze Kunst.” 12 Silhouetten von P. Konewka. Mit einem Titelblatt von H. Braun. Holzschnitte aus der xylographischen Anstalt von W. Hecht in München und Phototypien von Angerer and Göschl in Wien. Verlag L. Unflad. 1880.
“Lose Blätter.” Fünf Silhouetten, erfunden von Paul Konewka. Berlin: Paul Bette.
“Allerlei Tiergeschichten.” Von. P. Konewka. Text von J. Trojan. Strassburg: M. Schauenburg.
“Zerstreute Blätter.” Von P. Konewka. Gesammelt und unter Mitwirkung von F. Freiligrath, H. Kurz, H. Leuthold, H. Lingg, H. Noe. Herausgegeben von Fritz Keppler. München: G. Beck.
“Schattenbilder.” (Zweiter Teil des Schwarzen Peters.) P. Konewka. Mit Reimen von F. Trojan. Stuttgart: J. Hoffmann.
“Komm’ Mit!” Ein schwarz fröhliches Bilderbuch von Frida Schanz. Bilder von E. Mauderer. Stuttgart: Levy & Müller. Hofbuchhandling, Gerold & Ko., Wien.
“Schattenspiel.” Von Franz Pocci. München.
“Zweites Schattenspiel.” Franz Pocci.
“Kinderspiele, Puppenspiele, Volksschauspiele.” Franz Pocci.
“Geschichten und Lieder.” Mit Bildern, als Fortsetzung des Fest Kalenders. Von Franz Pocci und Anderen. Zweiter Band. 1843.
“Sammelband von Runge’s Werken.” Philip Otto Runge. Pflanzenstudien mit Schere und Papier. Herausgegeben von Alfred Lichtwark. Hamburg, 1875. Gesellschaft Hamburgischer Kunst freunde. Jahrbuch, 1904. A. Lichtwark. Neue Silhouetten von P. O. Runge. Theaterstück: Die Jäger, in 5 Aufzügen.
“Das verunglückte Ständchen.” Chimt a Vogerl gefloge, Zerstreute Blätter und Biographische Skizze von Keppler. Die Bilder von Paul Konewka. Obernetter, München.
“Martin Spitzbauch.” Ein satyrischcomischer Roman in Versen, im Geschmacke der Jobsiade, herausgegeben von G— L— Mit dem Porträt des Verfassers, dem satyrischen Porträt des Martin Spitzbauch und einigen Kupfern zur Versinnlichung versehen. Würzburg, 1896. Auf Kosten des Verfassers.
“Saute-au-Ciel.” Der unglückliche Franzose oder der deutschen Freiheit Himmelfahrt. Ein Schattenspiel mit Bildern. Manuscript 1816. Herausgegeben von Chr. Brentano. Aschaffenburg, 1850. Mit 8 Schattenrissen.
“L’Auge Conducteur dans les prières et exercises de pieté.” Französisches Gebetbuch, Wien. Mit Bildnissen 1832, 1834, and 1837.
“Es regnet, es regnet!” Kinderbilder und Kinderreime von Nelly Bodenheim. Steglitz, Berlin. Bei Enno, Quehl.
“Silhouette Sketches and Portraits,” by Harry Edwin. 1887.
“The Revival of the Silhouette.” Article in “The Bookman,” published by Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, 1910. Written by Gardner Teall.
“Die Silhouette.” Maehrisches Gewerbe Museum Mitteilungen. Director, Julius Leisching.
“The Art of cutting out Designs in Black Paper.” Barbara and Ann Townshend. 1815.
“Histoire des Marionnettes.” Charles Maguire.
“The History of Java.” Thomas Stamford Raffles.
“A Newly-discovered Portrait of Thomas Gray, the Poet.” “The Athenæum,” February 24th, 1894.
“An Undescribed Silhouette Portrait of Thomas Gray,” by J. M. Gray, F.S.A., Scot. “The Athenæum,” April 14th, 1894.
“Geschichte des Schattentheaters.” 1907. By Georg Jacob of Erlangen.
“Islamische Schattenspiel-Figuren aus Egypten.” By Dr. Paul Kahle. Qu Die Islam. Vol. I. in 1910.
I.
Advertisement of Silhouettist, early nineteenth century. In the possession of Lady Sackville, Knole.
II.
The Origin of a Painter, from a sketch by Wm. Mulready, R.A., in the possession of W. Mulready, Esq. From a lithograph published 1828.
III.
Greek Wine jugs, ornamented with black profile pictures, in the British Museum.
1.—Quadriga, 8¼ inches. 2.—The Forge of Hephoisso, Canino Collection, 10⅛ inches. 3.—Ship on the wave from Vulci, 9½ inches.
IV.
1.—Marie Therèse Charlotte of France, Duchesse d’Angoulême, the Dauphine. 2.—Charles X., crowned King of France, 1825. 3.—Louis Antoine, Duc d’Angoulême, the Dauphin.
These portraits, together with those of all the court entourage, were cut by Edouart during the exile of the King at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, in 1831. In the possession of the Author.
1.—Edmund Law Rogers. 2.—Lloyd N. Rogers. 3.—Eleanor A. Rogers. (Great-grandchildren of Martha Washington, wife of first President of U.S.A. Taken at Saratoga Springs, by Edouart, in 1840.) 4.—A. Boisaubin. Taken at Morristown, New Jersey. 5.—Sir Walter Scott. Taken in 1831, at Edinburgh. Recently purchased by the National Portrait Gallery.
V.
1.—Thomas Kemphall. 2.—Christopher Morgan. 3.—H. Van Rensellaer. 4. Millard Fillmore, President. 5.—D. D. Barnard. 6.—Daniel Webster. 7.—Henry Clay. 8.—Franklin Pierce, one of the seven Presidents of the U.S.A. in Edouart’s American Folios. 9.—Henry Hubbard.
These portraits were all cut, named, and dated by August Edouart during his tour in the United States, 1839-1849. They form part of the most remarkable social-pictorial record of any nation.
VI.
The Bishop of Bangor. The first full-length portrait taken by Edouart, about 1823.
Portrait of August Edouart, by himself. He is seated in his library, where some of the folio volumes are displayed which are now in the possession of the Author.
VII.
Silhouette cut in white paper.
Portrait in Indian ink, probably German, in the possession of the Author. Formerly in the Montague Guest Collection.
The famous tragedienne, Mrs. Siddons. Tyrone Power in the character of D. O’Toole, and in ordinary dress. By August Edouart.
VIII.
Portrait of John Field, by himself. Painted on plaster, pencilled with gold, and signed.
Mrs. John Field, wife of the silhouettist. Painted on plaster, pencilled with gold, and signed.
Cut portrait of Mary, Countess of Orford, grandmother of Lady Dorothy Nevill, in whose possession the silhouette now is.
Portrait of Miss Field. Painted on plaster, pencilled with gold, by John Field.
Portrait of Miss Field. Painted on plaster, pencilled with gold, by John Field.
The portraits of the Field family are in the possession of Mr. J. A. Field, great-grandson of the silhouettist.
IX.
Portrait painted on plaster. Signed, Miers and Field.
Frill brooch, mounted in gold, painted on ivory.
Signed portrait by Miers, painted on plaster.
Portrait on plaster, elaborately pencilled with gold. Unsigned. Probably by Field.
Portrait on plaster. In the possession of Mr. J. A. Field.
Signed portrait by Miers, in brown and gold, on plaster, mounted in a turned wooden box.
Portrait on plaster. In the possession of Mr. J. A. Field.
The portraits on this page are in the possession of the Author, with the exceptions stated.
X.
Coloured silhouette portrait of a lady in a gown of apple green; cap and kerchief buff colour; about 1780.
Signed portrait by Miers, mounted in gold.
Signed portrait by Miers, mounted in gold.
Portrait of a man painted on plaster, probably by Miers; at the back is the trade label of Miers & Field.
In the possession of Mrs. Head, together with the three above.
Painted on card by Mrs. Edward Beetham; on the back is the trade label and date, 1785. In the possession of Dr. Beetham.
XI.
Signed portrait by Miers, in gold-mounted pendant.
Boy with bow, painted on glass, dated 1798.
Frenchman, in gold touched uniform, mounted with pearls as a pendant.
Painted on convex glass.
Portrait of a man painted on card, signed Charles. Owner: Mr. J. A. Field.
Painted on card by Mrs. Beetham.
All on this page in the possession of Mrs. Head, with the exception stated.
XII.
Silhouette portraits in caricature, probably German, first half of the nineteenth century. In the possession of Mrs. F. N. Jackson.
XIII.
Elisabeth Von Waldon.
George III.
Portrait of George III., painted in Indian ink, by his daughter, Princess Elizabeth. In the possession of Lady Dorothy Nevill.
Mary Lady Clerk of Penicuik. In the possession of Lord Montagu of Beaulieu.
Portrait of Queen Charlotte, painted by Princess Elizabeth. In the possession of Lady Dorothy Nevill.
XIV.
Duke of Wellington, life size. In the possession of the Author.
Shelley. In the possession of Mr. Desmond Coke.
A Painful Subject, by Konewka, the German silhouettist.
XV.
Portrait, by Charles, painted on card.
Portrait, by Charles, painted on card.
Portrait of a Cambridge Don, cut by August Edouart.
Portrait of Mickiewicz, sketched by Phil May in 1888.
All these portraits are in the possession of Mr. Desmond Coke.
XVI.
Lieut. Blaythwaite, 52nd Regiment.
Unknown.
Lord Corry.
Unknown.
Unknown.
The portraits are in the possession of Francis Wellesley, Esq.
XVII.
Rare dressed picture in silhouette. One of four owned by Dr. Beetham, probably German. Dated 1745.
Silhouette drawn in Indian ink, late eighteenth century. In the possession of Mr. Desmond Coke.
Black cutting, from a single sheet of paper. In the possession of Mr. Desmond Coke.
China plate with black profile picture, red border, with Greek pattern in black. One of a pair in the possession of Mr. Desmond Coke.
XVIII.
Portraits in black and colour. Signed A. T. Terstan fecit, 1787, at Knole.
XIX.
Portrait of unknown man by Charles, painted on card. In the possession of E. Jackson.
Mrs. Pringle, of Forwoodlea, née Tod, of Dryburgh Abbey. By J. Miers, on plaster. At the back is his early Leeds label. In the possession of Captain Pringle.
Silhouette in printed mount, painted pink ribbon. In the possession of Lady Sackville, Knole.
Printed silhouette portrait of Captain Paul Cuffee. Published by Darton, Henry & Barton. Nov. 1st, 1818.
XX.
Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury.
“Perdita” Robinson.
Mr. Hope.
The portraits on this page are in the possession of Francis Wellesley, Esq.
XXI.
Coffee cup in Sèvres china in white and gold. Silhouette portrait of Mirabeau. In the Musée Carnavalet, Paris.
Portrait painted on glass with gold ground. Signed Coos, 1789. In the possession of Lady Sackville, Knole.
Black portrait on gold ground, silver shield and vase. On the vase is written, “Pensez à moi.” Date 1812. In the possession of Lady Sackville, Knole.
XXII.
William Alexander Willis, born 1799. Taken prisoner by Napoleon in 1812. Portrait in the possession of Capt. Richard ffolliott Willis, his grandson.
Portrait painted on convex glass filled with wax. In the possession of Lady Dorothy Nevill.
Portrait painted on plaster, pencilled with gold. Signed, J. Field. In the possession of A. C. Field, Esq.
Early French portrait, about 1770. Cut in shiny black paper, probably by Gonard. In the possession of the Author.
Portrait of Mrs. Beetham, cut hollow in white paper, by Mrs. Opie. In the possession of Dr. Beetham, descendant of the silhouettist.
Mr. Ramsay. Portrait painted on glass. In the possession of Miss Gatliff.
Picture in white paper. A scrap-book piece in the possession of Miss de la Chaumette.
XXIII.
Painted silhouette of Marie Antoinette, at Knole.
Signed portrait of George IV., by Adolph, hair and jewels pencilled in gold.
In the possession of Mrs. F. N. Jackson.
Portrait of a man painted on plaster by Miers, rare early Leeds label on back.
In the possession of Mrs. F. N. Jackson.
Painted silhouette at Knole.
XXIV.
Two of the sons and one married daughter of Joseph and Sarah Lea, with their children. The room and all the furniture then in use is faithfully represented in the picture, which was drawn by Edouart in 1843.
Joseph Lea and his wife Sarah, with one son and eight unmarried daughters. Taken by August Edouart in 1843, at Philadelphia.
Both these portrait groups are in the possession of Mrs. Hampton Lea Carson, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A.
XXV.
The Cary Family, of Boston, taken February 15th, 1842, by August Edouart while on a tour in the United States, when he made many thousands of silhouette portraits. Height of adult figures about 8½ inches, each figure being named and dated.
1.—Samuel Foote. Taken at New York, October 31st, 1839. 2.—John Foote, by Edouart, whose children’s portraits are particularly happy. 3.—Euphemia Foote. 4.—J. Nims, portrait painter. Taken at New York, May 16th, 1840. From the American collection by August Edouart. In the possession of the Author.
XXVI.
Portrait cut in shiny black paper, folds of dress and trimmings are indicated by indented lines, the chain and brooch are painted in gold.
In the possession of Lady Sackville, Knole.
Mr. John Cunliffe, of York, 1808. Signed, Lewis, Profilist. 11 × 9 ins.
In the possession of Mrs. Fleming.
The Anglers’ Repast, by William Ward, after Morland, cut out in black paper in facsimile size, mounted on card.
In the possession of Mr. Desmond Coke.
XXVII.
Cut silhouette, probably by Edouart, of verger, with stave of office.
In the possession of Mrs. Head.
Painted silhouette, black face, buff coat, blue tie. In the possession of Mrs. Head.
Memorial card cut out of black and coloured papers, some gilt, green, blue, and red. Peacocks, grapes, pickaxe, shovel are shown, besides the weeping willow and other symbols of grief. The mourning widower is also depicted, and a verse beginning “Farewell, dear wife, thy loss to us is great.” In the possession of Mr. Desmond Coke.
XXVIII.
Painted silhouette figures of comic character, probably by the same artist who decorated the screens on opposite page.
In the possession of Lady Sackville, Knole.
XXIX.
Hand-screen, with dancing figures in silhouette, painted on orange-yellow card. In the possession of Mr. Desmond Coke.
Hand-screen showing scene at a musical party, painted on orange-yellow card. In the possession of Mr. Desmond Coke. A similar screen, probably by the same artist, is in the possession of Dr. Beetham, descendant of Mrs. Beetham, Silhouettist, of Fleet Street.
XXX.
Dick Antony.
Lord Yarborough. Taken at Cowes.
Whiteman, of Southampton.
Lord Henry Russell.
Sir Thos. McMahon, Lieut.-Governor of Portsmouth.
Mr. J. P. Dixon.
These brushwork portraits are in the collection of Francis Wellesley, Esq.
XXXI.
Portrait by E. Haines. Formerly in the Montague Guest Collection. “Cut by E. Haines, Profilist and Scissorgraphist.”
Mrs. Kenning. Painted, with gold pencilling.
Mr. Kenning.
The portraits on this page are in the possession of the Author.
XXXII.
Worcester Vase, 13½ inches high, with silhouette of George III. and motto commemorating his Jubilee.
In the possession of Mr. C. F. Spink.
XXXIII.
Worcester Vase, 13 inches high, with silhouette of George III., from Knole, Sevenoaks.
XXXIV.
George III. Cut by his daughter, Princess Elizabeth. Now in the possession of Lady Dorothy Nevill.
Mrs. Jordan, the Actress. In the collection of Lady Dorothy Nevill.
XXXV.
Indian Ink drawing in silhouette. On it is written: “H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth was pleased to give me (Lady Bankes) at Windsor, August 27th, 1811, where I had the honour of seeing her by chance.” From MS. book belonging to Lady Dorothy Nevill.
Silhouettes of the Exley family. Cut in black paper, about 1840.
XXXVI.
George Brown, Esq., of Everton, Liverpool.
Painted in dark olive green touched with white. Unsigned.
A Member of the Withers Family, Everton, Liverpool.
Figures cut out in white paper by Princess Elizabeth. The centre figure is cut so that it throws a shadow when held between a light and screen. In the possession of Lady Dorothy Nevill.
XXXVII.
Queen Victoria and Lord Melbourne.
Probably cut by Atkinson, of Windsor, pencilled with gold. In the possession of Francis Wellesley, Esq.
Daniel O’Connell.
From Edouart’s Treatise on Silhouettes, published in 1835.
XXXVIII.
Painted family group, relieved with colour. In the possession of A. W. Searley.
Mr. and Mrs. Fisk, of Oxford, with their sons, Marshall and Fred, and daughter, Elizabeth Prudence, who married Thomas Jackson. Signed, “Aug: Edouart, fecit 1828.” In the possession of Miss Emily E. Jackson.
XXXIX.
The Burney Family.
Miss Harriet Connell and Miss Fanny Barton.
The portraits on this page are in the possession of Francis Wellesley, Esq.
XL.
Full-length portrait of Frau Von Stein. From Lavater’s Essays on Physiognomy, published in 1793.
Napoleon. Cut by Edouart, with lithograph background. From the Treatise on Silhouettes, published in 1835.
XLI.
Portrait of a Boy, early nineteenth century.
Napoleon. Shade on skeleton leaf. From The Collector.
Portrait by J. Gapp, of the Chain Pier, Brighton.
In the possession of Mr. C. L. Exby.
Napoleon. Cut from a single piece of black paper by unknown artist.
In the possession of Mr. Desmond Coke.
Portrait of Napoleon on lithographed background. Reproduced from Edouart’s Treatise on Silhouettes, published in 1835.
XLII.
The Girl with the Bonnet.
Cut portrait with elaborate gold pencilling. In the possession of Mr. Desmond Coke.
Portraits à la Mode.
French print, showing the life-size shades in process of making.
XLIII.
The late Lord Fauconburg. Size 15 × 20 ins. Painted silhouette picture at Knole.
Coloured silhouette portrait, early nineteenth century. Grey dress, blue cap ribbons.
In the possession of Mrs. E. N. Jackson.
Sir Henry Johnson, G.C.B., and Sir John Johnson, Welsh Baronet, taken at Bath in 1827. From Bath Characters, by August Edouart. In the possession of the Author.
XLIV.
Isabella Lucas, aged 36 years, hawker of tinware.
From Edouart’s Folio of Bath Characters.
Portrait of a slave, G. Wright, born in Virginia, belonging to Ch. Oxley. Taken by Edouart at New Orleans, March 1st, 1844.
This portrait is reproduced to show the artist’s method of naming and dating all the portraits in his folios, also his method of adding white for collar, which is seen as a thin line when the black paper side of the portrait is shown.
John Howard Payne, author of “Home, Sweet Home,” etc. Washington, April 22nd, 1841.
Mr. David Hoffman. Taken at Baltimore, Dec. 9th, 1840.
All the portraits on this page are in the possession of the Author.
XLV.
Unknown. In the possession of Francis Wellesley, Esq.
Supposititious silhouette of William Makepeace Thackeray reading.
The Parson’s Lady. By Master Hubard.
Mrs. Delaney.
In the possession of Francis Wellesley, Esq.
Portrait painted on glass, by Rosenberg, of Bath. Original frame. In the possession of Mr. Desmond Coke.
XLVI.
Bray, Historian of Surrey.
In the possession of Francis Wellesley, Esq.
Wellington.
Cut paper portrait, touched with gold. In the possession of Francis Wellesley, Esq.
Silhouette in black and colour. In the possession of Mrs. Leggett.
In the possession of Francis Wellesley, Esq.
XLVII.
Painted silhouette. In the possession of Lady Sackville, Knole.
Fait par JOUBERT, Peintre en miniature.
At Knole.
Quaint portrait of a child. In the possession of Mrs. Head.
Portrait of George III., surrounded by minute lines of writing, actual size. In the possession of the Author.
XLVIII.
Silhouette portrait group. In the possession of Mr. Maberly Phillips, F.S.A.
Checkmate.
From the Treatise on Silhouettes, published in 1835.
Silhouettes from Lavater’s Lecture XVII., published in 1794.