Antique Silhouette By Augustin Edouart of the Thomas Jevons Family. From the rescued folios on rarely found original folio paper.

Peggy McClard Antiques

Americana & Folk Art

Forgive the reflection in the photo below that shows up atop Mr. Jevons. The close up photo below has no reflection.

When Mrs. Jackson acquired Edouart's rescued folios, she found the overwhelming majority of background paper too damaged by the saltwater to use. Therefore, we find almost every one of the silhouettes from the rescued folios on early 20th century paper which Mrs. Jackson used to preserve this wonderful archive of the great master's work. This family group of duplicate silhouettes, however, she left on the original folio paper. You can see faint saltwater damage to the background.

So here is the Jevons family in all their glory. Thomas Jevons Esq. sits in a chair watching his children while he holds a newspaper sits on his knee. Mr. Jevons is cut as one unbroken silhouette with his chair. His newspaper is cut separately and applied. Master Wm Stanley Jevons stands before his father holding a riding crop (no doubt why his father started watching him instead of reading the newspaper). Miss Lucy Ann Jevons stands before another of her brothers, holding her skirt out slightly with outstretched fingers. Perhaps she is practicing her curtsy. Master Herbert Jevons stands with his hoop and stick, all cut as one unbroken silhouette. At the bottom center edge, Edouart labeled the sitting as "Liverpool May 20 1837".

In the lower right corner, below the identification for Master Herbert, you can faintly see the name bleeding through from the other side of the paper. It appears to say "Master John McCall", whose silhouettes is noted in Mrs. Jackson's book at page 151.

Mrs. Jackson had this paper laid onto cardboard. I am unable to tell whether the card is acid-free...I am assuming it is not. I have toyed with the idea of having it removed from the card but have decided that the delicacy of the figures and the rarity of the original backing paper are too important to toy with it. Besides, there is absolutely no acid damage seen. This fabulous silhouette is in a period bird's eye maple frame measuring 16 1/2" x 12 1/2". All family members are noted in in Ancestors in Silhouette by August Edouart, by Mrs. F. Nevill Jackson at p. 144.

Provenance: Mrs. F. Nevill Jackson

(#4174) $3350

Please see the Silhouettist Biographies page for more information about Edouart.

The reverse identification of Master John McCall has faintly bled through from the verso page of the folio sheet.