THONARD. Cut silhouette groups and family pieces between 1790 and 1820.
Sometimes worked in dark olive green with touches of gold.
TOWNSHEND, BARBARA ANNE. Cut groups of figures in black paper. A
collection of these was published in paper covers by Ed. Orms, Bond
Street, London, in 1808. Price, 5s. the book, or 1s. each print.
TURNER. Published a silhouette of “Queen Charlotte of Great Britain,”
1782, opposite the Church, Snow Hill. In the National Portrait Gallery.
TUSSAUD, J. P. (1823), son of the great Madame Tussaud. “Respectfuly
informs the nobility, gentry, and the public in general that he has a
machine by which he takes profile likenesses. Price 2s. to 7s., according
to style. Biographical and descriptive sketches of the whole-length
composition figures and other works of art forming the unrivalled
collection of Madame Tussaud, etc.”
UNGER, Berlin. Reduplicated silhouettes by means of printing press,
mentioned in “Bon Magic,” one of the early books of instruction in
silhouette-making. (See Bibliography.)
URICH, R. Signature on engraved mount.
VALENTINI (1759-1820). Silhouettist and painter. Worked at Turin, Milan,
Florence, and Berlin. Originally a bookseller in Frankfort. Practised
drawing and silhouetting in his leisure hours. One of his portraits
gained sufficient notoriety for him to throw up his book-selling and go
to Italy to study.
VALLOTON. Obtained silhouette effects by woodcuts and lithographs in two
shades.
VIDEKI, LUDWIG, Salzburg.
V., L. Signature on white heads on dark blue ground. Hair, eyes, and
shadows indicated by light grey shading in imitation of cameos.
WAGNER, GEBHARDT. Silhouette post-card caricatures.
WALCH, JEAN BAPTIST NICOLAS (1773). Silhouette of Mozart and his sister
at the piano, as children. Cut out of small pieces of silk of various
colours gummed on card.
WALKER, J., Trowbridge. Eighteenth century. Painted on card, white relief.
WALLER, H. & J.
WALLSON. Signature on silhouettes owned by Mrs. Young.
WASS, JOHN, Cornhill, London, Feb., 1823. On portrait of a lady wearing a
frilled lace collar and high comb, in the possession of Mr. Alfred Doxey.
WATKINS. Cut paper, signature on portrait of Nelson’s mother; also on
portrait of Nicholas Brooking family, taken in Devon. Painted card, white
relief. LIV.
WELLINGTON, W. Painted on card in reddish brown. Also cut black and white
paper with brushwork details. Formerly of Trafalgar House.
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