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Two black silhouette figures in long coats face each other before a harbor with sailing ships and a shoreline, on a cream sheet with handwritten inscriptions.

Silas Stilwell and Samuel Armstrong

Two full-length black silhouette profiles face each other before a harbor view with sailing ships, a distant shoreline, and a stone quay. The taller figure on the right stands with arms folded; handwritten inscriptions in ink and chalk appear across the lower sheet beside the figures.

Artist
Auguste Edouart
Date
1840
Medium
Lithograph, chalk and cut paper on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
3052 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1840).
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: Siluetas de Silas Stilwell y Samuel Armstrong, 1840

Dos siluetas negras de cuerpo entero, de perfil, se miran frente a una vista de puerto con barcos de vela, una costa lejana y un muelle de piedra. La figura alta de la derecha está de pie con los brazos cruzados; hay inscripciones manuscritas en tinta y tiza en la parte inferior.

Português: Silhuetas de Silas Stilwell e Samuel Armstrong, 1840

Duas silhuetas negras de corpo inteiro, em perfil, voltam-se uma para a outra diante de uma vista de porto com navios à vela, uma costa distante e um cais de pedra. A figura mais alta à direita está de pé, de braços cruzados; há inscrições manuscritas em tinta e giz na parte inferior.

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