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Two black silhouette figures in long coats face each other before a harbor with sailing ships and a shoreline, on a cream sheet with handwritten inscriptions.

Silhouette Portraits of Silas Stilwell and Samuel Armstrong, 1840

Two full-length black silhouette profiles face each other before a harbor view with sailing ships, a distant shoreline, and a stone quay. The taller figure on the right stands with arms folded; handwritten inscriptions in ink and chalk appear across the lower sheet beside the figures.

Artist
Auguste Edouart
Date
1840
Medium
Lithograph, chalk and cut paper on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
3052 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1840).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery

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