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ANTIQUE #SA1140573
augustin edouart cut silhouette of a dog seeking attention - CATEGORY: ANTIQUE ART - DATED 19TH CENTURY
 

Augustin Edouart, Cut Silhouette Of A Dog Seeking Attention

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Wigs on the Green

One of Augustin Edouart’s stylistic traits was to give his sitters tiny cut eyelashes. This applied also to his canine friends including this lively dog as he jumps up looking for attention. The silhouette is presented in a lovely ebonised frame with brass corner rosettes. The frame has some rubbing which adds to its patina.
 
Although best known for his individual silhouettes of people, Augustin Edouart (1788-1861) also cut family conversation pieces, often 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 board.
 
Framed Size: 135 x 112mm
 
Provenance: The Artist''s Scrapbook...
Antique SA1140573 shown on this page was made in the 19th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
19th Century
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Wigs on the Green
Small Portraiture of Character & Historical Interest
Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Tel: 07962 257915
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD