William Nelson

National Portrait Gallery

Object Details

Artist
William Bache, 22 Dec 1771 - 9 Jul 1845
Sitter
William Nelson, c. 1754 - 1813
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Sarah Bache Bloise
c. 1803-04
Object number
S/NPG.2002.184.79
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Cut coated paper mounted on paper
Dimensions
Image (approx): 7.9 × 7 cm (3 1/8 × 2 3/4")
Book closed: 47.3 × 34.9 × 4.8 cm (18 5/8 × 13 3/4 × 1 7/8")
Book open: 47.3 × 66.7 × 4.8 cm (18 5/8 × 26 1/4 × 1 7/8")
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Location
Currently not on view
National Portrait Gallery
Topic
Silhouette\Cut-out
Book\Album
William Nelson: Male
Portrait
Record ID
npg_S_NPG.2002.184.79
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm46eba82c5-fa20-4ed3-b968-3fa7ffef1b40
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