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Silhouette, Portrait of a Lady

circa 1850

About the Item

Collage heightened in gilt ink laid down to card stock. Light band of moisture stain running horizontally along the top margin, above the image area. Light attenuation, otherwise in good condition. Presented beautifully in a period burled walnut frame. _______ William Hubard, sometimes known as "Master Hubard," was a British born American artist who settled in Boston in about 1820, in his late teenage years. He opened a gallery on the corner of Milk and Congress Streets at Julien Hall, in the heart of Boston's Financial District. His gallery became well known for Hubard's silhouette's, which he produced prodigiously for sitters in moments, using nothing but black paper, a pair of scissors, and sometimes a dash of gold ink. Hubard filled his gallery with silhouette likenesses of famous people, beggars, fiddlers, great works of architecture, and all types of animals. Each evening he presented a panharmonicon concert in his gallery, and for 50¢ the public was invited to enjoy the gallery, the concert, and have their likeness created by hand in moments by Hubard. In the early 1830s Hubard married the daughter of a wealthy patron, and moved to Richmond, Virginia, where he won major commissions to paint portraits of notables such as Andrew Jackson, and James Marshall, as well as several commissions from the Virginia General Assembly. Hubard enjoyed a successful career until his death in February 1862, when he was killed in an accidental explosion while making munitions for the Confederate States as the American Civil War raged around Richmond. Works by Hubard may be found in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum and the Smithsonian.
  • Attributed to:
    William James Hubard (1807 - 1862, British, American)
  • Creation Year:
    circa 1850
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 3.88 in (9.86 cm)Width: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Middletown, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: BH8041stDibs: LU1979211147372
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