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Augustin Edouart Cut Silhouette of Zip
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Augustin Edouart Cut Silhouette of Zip

19th century
Sold 4 March 2025 · Wigs on the Green
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Edouart often wrote the name of the sitter on the reverse of the silhouette and charmingly he has also done this here. This shaggy-haired dog is Zip by name and zippy by nature as he bounces through the air!

Edouart often wrote the name of the sitter on the reverse of a silhouette and charmingly he has also done this here. This shaggy-haired dog is Zip by name and zippy by nature as he bounces through the air!

Although best known for his individual silhouettes of people, Augustin Edouart (1788-1861) also cut family conversation pieces, often complete with the family dog. Alongside an archive of his work, he also kept scrapbooks in which he pasted practice and experimental cuttings. Unfortunately these scrapbooks and his archive volumes were mostly all lost at sea when Edouart was shipwrecked off the coast of Guernsey in 1829. Some years ago a salvaged scrapbook came to light in a Parisian bookshop and this is the source of this unique cutting. The silhouette carries a stamp of authenticity on the backing card.

The silhouette is presented in a period reeded frame with corner rosettes and old glass with imperfections.

Size: framed, 97 x 124mm

Provenance: The Artist's Scrapbook

Date of Manufacture

Wigs on the Green has dated this Antique Cut Paper Silhouette to the 19th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
10cm (3.94")
Width
12.5cm (4.92")
Reference Numbers
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SA1128097
Dealers Internal Reference
5020g
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Edouart often wrote the name of the sitter on the reverse of the silhouette and charmingly he has also done this here. This shaggy-haired dog is Zip by name and zippy by nature as he bounces through the air!
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Edouart often wrote the name of the sitter on the reverse of a silhouette and charmingly he has also done this here.
Wigs on the Green

This shaggy-haired dog is Zip by name and zippy by nature as he bounces through the air!

fig 1. An antique framed black paper cut silhouette of a bounding dog mounted against a cream background within a dark wood frame.
fig 1. Augustin Edouart Cut Silhouette of Zip

Although best known for his individual silhouettes of people, Augustin Edouart (1788-1861) also cut family conversation pieces, often complete with the family dog. Alongside an archive of his work, he also kept scrapbooks in which he pasted practice and experimental cuttings. Unfortunately these scrapbooks and his archive volumes were mostly all lost at sea when Edouart was shipwrecked off the coast of Guernsey in 1829. Some years ago a salvaged scrapbook came to light in a Parisian bookshop and this is the source of this unique cutting. The silhouette carries a stamp of authenticity on the backing card.

The silhouette is presented in a period reeded frame with corner rosettes and old glass with imperfections.

Size: framed, 97 x 124mm

Provenance: The Artist's Scrapbook

Date of Manufacture

Wigs on the Green has dated this Antique Cut Paper Silhouette to the 19th Century.

Height
10cm (3.94")
Width
12.5cm (4.92")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1128097
Dealers Internal Ref
5020g
Wigs on the Green
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Small portraiture of character & historical interest

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Archive I An antique framed black paper cut silhouette of a bounding dog mounted against a cream background within a dark wood frame. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Augustin Edouart Cut Silhouette of Zip

Archive II An antique framed black paper cut silhouette of a bounding dog mounted against a cream background within a dark wood frame. View II
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An antique framed black paper cut silhouette of a bounding dog mounted against a cream background within a dark wood frame.
Augustin Edouart Cut Silhouette of Zip
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An antique framed black paper cut silhouette of a bounding dog mounted against a cream background within a dark wood frame.
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  • ObjectFramed Art
  • Period19th century
  • StyleGeorgian / Victorian
  • MaterialPaper, Wood, Glass
  • ColourBlack and Cream
  • MotifsHand-cut paper, Animal profile, Reeded wood frame, Hanging ring
  • SizeH 10 cm (4 in) x W 12.5 cm (5 in)

FAQs

Traditional silhouettes typically utilise black shade paper mounted on a contrasting white or pale card background, often housed in timber frames with glass protection.

Authentic pieces generally exhibit hand-cut paper edges rather than printed reproductions, period framing methods, and historic backing materials or paper oxidisation.

These pieces work well in gallery walls, grouped with other small-scale framed works, or hung individually in narrow spaces to add historic texture and graphic contrast.

To prevent fading and paper degradation, keep framed silhouettes out of direct sunlight, maintain stable humidity levels, and avoid moisture accumulation behind the glass.

An antique cut paper silhouette is a likeness or profile cut freehand from black paper, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries before the widespread use of photography.
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