“L’Auge Conducteur dans les prières et exercises de pieté.” Französisches
Gebetbuch, Wien. Mit Bildnissen 1832, 1834, and 1837.
“Es regnet, es regnet!” Kinderbilder und Kinderreime von Nelly Bodenheim.
Steglitz, Berlin. Bei Enno, Quehl.
“Silhouette Sketches and Portraits,” by Harry Edwin. 1887.
“The Revival of the Silhouette.” Article in “The Bookman,” published by
Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, 1910. Written by Gardner Teall.
“Die Silhouette.” Maehrisches Gewerbe Museum Mitteilungen. Director,
Julius Leisching.
“The Art of cutting out Designs in Black Paper.” Barbara and Ann
Townshend. 1815.
“Histoire des Marionnettes.” Charles Maguire.
“The History of Java.” Thomas Stamford Raffles.
“A Newly-discovered Portrait of Thomas Gray, the Poet.” “The Athenæum,”
February 24th, 1894.
“An Undescribed Silhouette Portrait of Thomas Gray,” by J. M. Gray,
F.S.A., Scot. “The Athenæum,” April 14th, 1894.
“Geschichte des Schattentheaters.” 1907. By Georg Jacob of Erlangen.
“Islamische Schattenspiel-Figuren aus Egypten.” By Dr. Paul Kahle. Qu Die
Islam. Vol. I. in 1910.
[Illustration: I.
Advertisement of Silhouettist, early nineteenth century. In the
possession of Lady Sackville, Knole.]
[Illustration: II.
The Origin of a Painter, from a sketch by Wm. Mulready, R.A., in the
possession of W. Mulready, Esq. From a lithograph published 1828.]
[Illustration: III.
Greek Wine jugs, ornamented with black profile pictures, in the British
Museum.
1.—Quadriga, 8¼ inches. 2.—The Forge of Hephoisso, Canino Collection, 10⅛
inches. 3.—Ship on the wave from Vulci, 9½ inches.]
[Illustration: IV.
1.—MARIE THERÈSE CHARLOTTE of France, Duchesse d’Angoulême, the Dauphine.
2.—CHARLES X., crowned King of France, 1825. 3.—LOUIS ANTOINE, Duc
d’Angoulême, the Dauphin.
These portraits, together with those of all the court entourage, were cut
by Edouart during the exile of the King at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, in
1831. In the possession of the Author.
1.—EDMUND LAW ROGERS. 2.—LLOYD N. ROGERS. 3.—ELEANOR A. ROGERS.
(Great-grandchildren of Martha Washington, wife of first President of
U.S.A. Taken at Saratoga Springs, by Edouart, in 1840.) 4.—A. BOISAUBIN.
Taken at Morristown, New Jersey. 5.—SIR WALTER SCOTT. Taken in 1831, at
Edinburgh. Recently purchased by the National Portrait Gallery.]
[Illustration: V.
1.—THOMAS KEMPHALL. 2.—CHRISTOPHER MORGAN. 3.—H. VAN RENSELLAER. 4.
MILLARD FILLMORE, President. 5.—D. D. BARNARD. 6.—DANIEL WEBSTER.
7.—HENRY CLAY. 8.—FRANKLIN PIERCE, one of the seven Presidents of the
U.S.A. in Edouart’s American Folios. 9.—HENRY HUBBARD.
These portraits were all cut, named, and dated by August Edouart during
his tour in the United States, 1839-1849. They form part of the most
remarkable social-pictorial record of any nation.]
[Illustration: VI.
THE BISHOP OF BANGOR. The first full-length portrait taken by Edouart,
about 1823.
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