Silhouette Profile of an Unidentified Woman

Black silhouette in profile of a woman facing left, her curled hair gathered with a bow at the crown and a ribbon tied at her neck against a pale ground. A small numeral 6 sits at lower left and a faint inscription runs along the bottom edge.

Artist

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin

Date

Medium

Engraving on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)

Size

1956 × 2240 px

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