Major Henry Seymour
MakerMade by
William H. Brown
American, 1808 - 1883
SubjectPortrait of
Major Henry Seymour
American, 1764 - 1846
Date1843
MediumSilhouette; cut paper with shadow pencil mounted on wove paper with lithographic scene in brown printer's ink and added black ink wash, mounted on cardboard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (silhouette height x width): 9 1/8 x 4 1/4in. (23.2 x 10.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/16 x 11 5/16in. (35.7 x 28.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 14 1/16 x 11 5/16in. (35.7 x 28.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/16 x 11 5/16in. (35.7 x 28.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 14 1/16 x 11 5/16in. (35.7 x 28.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of William Henry Brown
DescriptionFull-length silhouette portrait of man facing right. He is wearing a coat and trousers and is holding a top hat and cane in his right hand. He stands at the bend of a dirt road. The trunk of a large tree with vines on it is on the left. A river or lake is in the background, with hills or mountains beyond.
Object number1843.34.1
InscribedInscriptions on verso not visible because silhouette was mounted by Williamstown Art Conservation Center.NotesSubject Note: Major Henry Seymour (1764-1846) was the oldest son of Mary Ledyard Seymour and Colonel Thomas Seymour, the first Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut. Major Seymour commanded the Governor's Horse Guards from 1803-1807. He married Jane Ellery (d. 1851) on 19 June 1804 in Hartford. One of their three children was Thomas Hart Seymour (1808-1868), Governor of Connecticut from 1850-1853. On View
Not on view
