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Augustin Edouart, Cut Silhouette
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Augustin Edouart, Cut Silhouette

19th century
Sold 16 August 2025 · Wigs on the Green
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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 pug-like dog captured mid-bounce. The silhouette is presented in a period daguerreotype case with a decorative gilt mount and a hanging ring.

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 within.

Provenance: The Artist's Scrapbook

Date of Manufacture

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

Physical Dimensions
Height
9.3cm (3.66")
Width
8.1cm (3.19")
Reference Numbers
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SA1159744
Dealers Internal Reference
5020N
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Description
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 pug-like dog captured mid-bounce.
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The silhouette is presented in a period daguerreotype case with a decorative gilt mount and a hanging ring.
Wigs on the Green
fig 1. A black cut paper silhouette of a dog in a decorative brass mat and dark frame.
fig 1. Augustin Edouart, Cut Silhouette

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 within.

Provenance: The Artist's Scrapbook

Date of Manufacture

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

Height
9.3cm (3.66")
Width
8.1cm (3.19")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1159744
Dealers Internal Ref
5020N
Wigs on the Green
Wigs on the Green
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Small portraiture of character & historical interest

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Archive I A black cut paper silhouette of a dog in a decorative brass mat and dark frame. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Augustin Edouart, Cut Silhouette

Archive II A black cut paper silhouette of a dog in a decorative brass mat and dark frame. View II
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A black cut paper silhouette of a dog in a decorative brass mat and dark frame.
Augustin Edouart, Cut Silhouette
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A black cut paper silhouette of a dog in a decorative brass mat and dark frame.
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  • ObjectFramed Art
  • Period19th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialPaper, Brass, Glass, Wood
  • ColourBlack
  • MotifsHand-cut profile, Embossed brass mat, Moulded frame
  • SizeH 9.3 cm (4 in) x W 8.1 cm (3 in)

FAQs

To prevent fading and deterioration, display paper silhouettes away from direct sunlight, maintain stable humidity levels, and avoid exposure to extreme heat or moisture.

These small-scale artworks work well grouped in gallery walls, displayed on narrow shelves, or placed in traditional study spaces to add historical texture and graphic contrast.

Authenticity is assessed by examining the paper texture, ageing of the mounting ground, framing materials, and backing papers, which often show period-appropriate wear and construction techniques.

Authentic pieces typically feature black paper or card mounted on a contrasting pale background, housed behind glass within wooden, brass, or papier-mache frames.

Silhouettes became popular in the 18th and 19th centuries as an affordable alternative to painted portrait miniatures before the invention of photography, often cut freehand or traced from shadows.
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