Lot Essay
For more information on these artists see George C. Groce, The New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America 1564-1860 (New Haven, 1957), p. 90.
Silhouette profile of Andrew Johnson
Details
WILLIAM HENRY BROWN (1808-1883)*
Silhouette profile of Andrew Johnson
signed, dated and inscribed "W.H. Brown/1842/Senator Andrew Johnson Washington, D.C."; together with a silhouette profile portrait of Mary Anne Appleton, signed, dated and inscribed, "SAMUEL Metford/1840/Mrs. Mary Anne Appleton/Boston/1840"
ink and gouache hollow cut on paper
10 x 7in. (2)
Silhouette profile of Andrew Johnson
signed, dated and inscribed "W.H. Brown/1842/Senator Andrew Johnson Washington, D.C."; together with a silhouette profile portrait of Mary Anne Appleton, signed, dated and inscribed, "SAMUEL Metford/1840/Mrs. Mary Anne Appleton/Boston/1840"
ink and gouache hollow cut on paper
10 x 7in. (2)
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. R.M. Hansen, Grosse Pointe, Michigan