MIERS, JOHN. Silhouette painter; generally painted in unrelieved black on plaster. His earliest label is very rare. “Perfect likenesses in miniature profile taken by J. Miers, Leeds,” on a portrait of a man in the possession of the author. Other labels give “John Miers, 111, Strand, opposite Exeter ’Change, Profilist and Jeweller, late of Leeds.” His name is first mentioned in the _London Directory_ of 1792. Another address is, “J. Miers, late of Leeds, 162, Strand, opposite New Church.” Also, “Miers & Field,” when he commenced a partnership with John Field, which lasted many years. “Miers & Field, 111, Strand,” appears in Kent’s _London Directory_ of 1827. Considerable trouble clouded the latter years of the artist’s life. IX., X., XI., XIX., XXIII. MILDNER (1799). Gold silhouette on glass goblet enclosed in second glass (_églomisé_). MILNER, JAMES, 78, Grange Hill Road, Eltham. Pen-and-ink silhouette portraits. Present day. MÖGLICH (1742), Augsburg. Drew silhouettes or etched on glass on a gold ground. MORSE, LEONARD BECHER (1783), St. John’s College, Cambridge. MOSER, KOLOMAN, Vienna. Illustrated a book of caricatures in silhouette cut out of coloured papers (see Bibliography). MULACZ, OLGA, Vienna. Cut silhouette pictures to illustrate Goëthe’s “Faust,” etc. MÜLLER, H. Silhouette in Indian ink. MÜLLER, WILHELMINA. Cut very minute landscapes in black paper. A man of humble origin, who possessed the gift, but made little use of it. MURATORI, SIGNOR. Extract from _Art Journal_, 1853:—“Papyrography is the title given to the art of cutting pictures in black paper. Some specimens that have recently been shown by Signor Muratori are certainly the most ingenious works we have ever seen; they are executed with scissors only.” MUYBRIDGE. Mentioned as English silhouettist by Gardner Teall. NEÄTHER (1809). Cut silhouettes. NEVILLE, J., Pool Lane. NILSON (1721-1788). Member of the Vienna and Augsburg Academy. Cut a silhouette of Josef II. NILSON, ANDREAS, father of above. Silhouette and miniature painter. NOETHER, J. (1776). German. NOWAK, ANTON. Cut portraits and genre pictures. OCCOLOVITZ, L. Died 1799. Fine gold-back glass painted silhouettes, also jewel gold-back silhouettes with fine black drawing. OLDHAM, JOHN (1807). Miniature painter, engraver, and mechanic, of Dublin. “Invented the Ediograph for taking profile miniatures, price 11s. 4½d.” He also invented a machine for engraving bank-notes, which was adopted by the Bank of Ireland. OPIE, AMELIA (_née_ ALDERSON), wife of the artist. Cut the portrait of Mrs. Edward Beetham, silhouettist, of Fleet Street. This portrait is now in the possession of Dr. Beetham, of Bradford. It is cut hollow in white paper, which, when laid on black, gives the effect of a black shadow portrait. XXII. OPITZ, JOHANN ADOLF (1763-1825), Dresden. Portraits in silhouette. OSTERMEYER. Glass painted silhouettes with gold ground.