Joseph Pratt
MakerMade by
William H. Brown
American, 1808 - 1883
SubjectPortrait of
Joseph Pratt
American, 1779 - 1852
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): 10 3/4 x 3 3/8in. (27.3 x 8.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 11 3/8in. (35.6 x 28.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 14 1/16 x 11 3/8in. (35.7 x 28.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 11 3/8in. (35.6 x 28.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 14 1/16 x 11 3/8in. (35.7 x 28.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of William Henry Brown
DescriptionFull length silhouette portrait of a man facing right. He is dressed in coat and trousers, and is wearing a top hat on his head. He is holding both of his hands behind his back. He is standing in the bend of a dirt road with the trunk of a tree behind him. A river or lake along with hills or mountains are in the background.
Object number1843.34.4
InscribedInscriptions on verso not visible because silhouette was mounted by Williamstown Art Conservation Center.NotesSubject Note: Joseph Pratt (1779-1852) was the Postmaster and a tavern keeper in Hartford, ConnecticutOn View
Not on view
