Silhouette of a lady with a ruffled collar
c1790. Brownish black ink and collage on cream wove paper, 5 3/4 x 4 inches (146 x 102 mm), the full sheet. In good condition with light toning. The matrix is adhered at each of the four corners to a sheet of non-archival wove paper.
In the 18th century silhouettes were considered scientific tools for analyzing character. While the term "silhouette" (named after the French finance minister Étienne de Silhouette) eventually became the standard name, in 18th-century Germany they were more commonly referred to as Schattenrisse (literally "shadow-outlines").
Item number: 2499
Price: $350.00
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