Cyprian Nichols
MakerMade by
William H. Brown
American, 1808 - 1883
SubjectPortrait of
Cyprian Nichols
American, 1773 - 1853
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 3/4 x 3in. (24.8 x 7.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 11 3/8in. (35.6 x 28.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 14 x 11 7/16in. (35.6 x 29.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 11 3/8in. (35.6 x 28.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 14 x 11 7/16in. (35.6 x 29.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of William Henry Brown
DescriptionFull length silhouette portrait of a man facing right. He is wearing a coat and trousers and has a top hat on his head. He holds a cane in both hands with the tip pointing downward firmly pressed on the ground. He is 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.
Object number1843.34.7
InscribedInscriptions on verso not visible because silhouette was mounted by Williamstown Art Conservation Center.NotesSubject Note: Cyprian Nichols (1773-1853) was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He was a merchant, grocer, and City Alderman.On View
Not on view
