Circa 1827 Framed Silhouette by Monsieur Auguste Edouard

Description

Auguste Amant Constant Fidèle Edouart (1789–1861) was a French-born portrait artist who worked in England, Scotland and the United States … more Auguste Amant Constant Fidèle Edouart (1789–1861) was a French-born portrait artist who worked in England, Scotland and the United States in the 19th century. He specialized in silhouette portraits.

Born in Dunkerque, he left France in 1814, and established himself in London, where he began his career making portraits from hair. In 1825, he began work as a silhouette portraitist, taking full-length likenesses in profile by cutting out black paper with scissors. Edouart spent fifteen years touring England and in 1829 arrived in Edinburgh

On the back of this charming silhouette is newspaper clipping that states the following:

LIKENESSES IN PROFILE

Executed by Mons. Edouard,

Who begs to observe, that his Likenesses are produced by the Scissors alone, and are preferable to any taken by Machines, inasmuch as by the above method, the expression of the Passions, and Peculiarities of character, are brought into action. in a style which has not hitherto been attempted by any other Artist.

Mons. Edouard was very proud of his work as he should be! less