Silhouette Portrait of a Man

Description:

Silhouette Portrait of a Man, William Doyle (1769-1828),Boston, late 18th/early 19th century, hollow-cut bust-length portrait backed with black paper, with detailed ink embellishments, signed "Doyle" below bust, (minor toning and foxing, tears),sight size 5 1/2 x 4 3/8 in., in an oval embossed brass frame, (wood frame under brass broken and separated from brass).
Estimate $150-250

Three small tears off head and one off the tip of his nose.

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