Royal Ralph Hinman

MakerMade by William H. Brown (American, 1808 - 1883)

SubjectPortrait of Royal Ralph Hinman (American, 1785 - 1868)

Date1843

MediumSilhouette: cut paper with shadow pencil mounted on wove paper containing lithographic scene with ink wash, mounted on cardboard.

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (silhouette height x width): 9 5/16 x 3 3/4in. (23.7 x 9.5cm) Sheet (height x width): 14 x 11 7/16in. (35.6 x 29.1cm) Mount (height x width): 14 1/16 x 11 1/2in. (35.7 x 29.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of William Henry Brown

Object number1843.34.11

DescriptionFull length silhouette portrait of a man facing right. He is wearing a coat and trousers and has a top hat on his head. His right arm is resting at his side with a slight bend at the elbow. He stands in the bend of a dirt road with the trunk of a tree behind him. A river or lake and hills or mountains are in the background.

NotesSubject Note: Royal Ralph Hinman (1785-1868) graduated from Yale in 1804. He studied law at New Milford and Litchfield, and practiced in Litchfield and Roxbury for twenty years. He held numerous elected and appointed offices, including judge and Representative in the General Assembly. He became Connecticut Secretary of State in 1835.

Status

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