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This lovely lady is attributed to J.H. Gillespie who is known as a
silhouette artist and for his unique style of watercolor portraits which
he advertised as "LIKENESSES, with the features neatly shaded on Black
Grounds, in imitation of Copper Plate Busts, at 5s. each." Although the
trade label is long gone from the back of the 5 1/4" x 4 1/4" papier
mache frame, there is little doubt in my mind of the Gillespie
attribution. Circa 1810.
(#3472) $695 References: Payne, Suzanne Rudnick and Payne, Michael R., "Six Choices for the Sitter, James H. Gillespie (1793-after 1849)", Antiques & Fine Art, 200 (Summer/Autumn 2008) (online article at antiquesandfineart.com). See the Silhouettist Biographies page for more information on this artist. Please also visit the Gillespie Man we have on our Silhouettes page. (He's published in the Payne article.) |
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