Auguste Edouart (1789-1861) - 1828 Cut Paper Silhouette Georgian Gentleman

Description

A fine late Georgian paper cut silhouette, showing a well dressed man in coat and hat with his walking stick tucked under his arm. The artist has signed and dated to the lower left corner. The artwork has been presented in a 20th Century gilt and black frame. there is glazing at the reverse, showing a printed note from a newspaper printed at the time of the painting's execution. The clipping is an advert for the artist's services and there prices. On paper.

Condition

The condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration. The frame has scuffing and chipping at all edges.

Size

26.9 x 17cm (10.6" x 6.7")
Framed Size: 30.3 x 20.6cm (11.9" x 8.1")

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Artist Biography

Auguste Amant Constant Fidèle Edouart (1789–1861) was a French-born portrait artist who worked in England, Scotland and the United States in the 19th century. He specialised in silhouette portraits.
Born in Dunkerque, he left France in 1814, and established himself in London, where he began his career making portraits from hair. In 1825, he began work as a silhouette portraitist, taking full-length likenesses in profile by cutting out black paper with scissors. Edouart spent fifteen years touring England and in 1829 arrived in Edinburgh. He remained there for three years, during which time he produced some 5,000 likenesses. Edouart travelled in the United States in about 1839–49, visiting New York, Boston and other locales.
He later returned to France, where he worked on smaller silhouettes. They included one of the most notable writers of this period, Victor Hugo.