1898.518: Silhouette of a Man in Left Profile (John Witt Randall?)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1898.518

People

William James Hubard, American (Shropshire, England 1807 - 1862 Richmond, VA)

Title

Silhouette of a Man in Left Profile (John Witt Randall?)

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

19th century

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/306014

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black paper cut out adhered to off-white card

Technique

Cutout

Dimensions

12 x 7.9 cm (4 3/4 x 3 1/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• stamp: verso, blue ink, stamped: Cut with Scissors / by / MASTER HUBARD / Without Drawing or Machine; at the / Gallery of Cuttings, / and / Panharmonicon Concert Room

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

John Witt Randall, Boston, MA; bequest to his sister Belinda L. Randall, 1892; gift to Harvard University, 1892.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall

Accession Year

1898

Object Number

1898.518

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Wrapped in brown paper cover on which is written "Profiles at the Hubard Gallery." 1898.518 and 1898.519 were stored face-to-face at one point; the offset of the opposite silhouette is visible on the card mount.

Exhibition History

• GenEd US12 American Encounters: Art, Contact, and Conflict, 1560-1860 (S427) Spring 2012, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2012 - 05/12/2012

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