Although best known for his individual silhouettes of people, Augustin Edouart (1788-1818) often cut large family conversation pieces that included the family dog. Being a perfectionist, he practised cutting dogs of all sizes adding these experimental cuttings to his scrapbooks. These books were amongst his archive of work that was 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 of a shaggy-haired dog patiently awaiting his next treat.The silhouette is presented in a period papier-måché frame with a brass surround and traditional acorn hanger. There is a stamp of authenticity within and on the backing paper.Finding himself exiled in England with a wife and young family to support, Augustin Edouart opened a shop in Cheltenham selling French curios and artificial flowers but the death of his wife caused the venture to fail. ...