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Two black silhouettes of men in dark coats facing each other in a draped interior, with handwritten inscriptions below.

Jeremiah Mason and Samuel Wilde

Two black paper silhouettes of standing men in dark coats face each other before a lithographed interior with a draped curtain and a column. The figure on the left holds a folded handkerchief, while the figure on the right gestures with one hand and holds papers. Handwritten names and a date appear in the lower margin.

Artist
Auguste Edouart
Date
1842
Medium
Lithograph, pencil and cut paper on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
3064 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1842).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery

Español: Jeremiah Mason y Samuel Wilde, silueta de Auguste Edouart

Dos siluetas de papel negro de hombres de pie, con abrigos oscuros, se miran frente a un interior litografiado con una cortina drapeada y una columna. La figura de la izquierda sostiene un pañuelo doblado, mientras que la de la derecha gesticula con una mano y sostiene papeles. En el margen inferior aparecen nombres y una fecha escritos a mano.

Português: Jeremiah Mason e Samuel Wilde, silhueta de Auguste Edouart

Duas silhuetas de papel preto de homens em pé, com casacos escuros, voltadas uma para a outra diante de um interior litografado com cortina drapeada e uma coluna. A figura à esquerda segura um lenço dobrado, enquanto a da direita gesticula com uma mão e segura papéis. Na margem inferior aparecem nomes e uma data escritos à mão.

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