Hollow-cut Silhouette of the Honorable John Richardson Cut by Master Hankes

Description:

Hollow-cut Silhouette of the Honorable John Richardson Cut by Master Hankes, America, c. 1827, full-length figure, the reverse stamped "Gallery of Cuttings/Cut by/MASTER HANKES," inscribed at bottom edge "The Honbl John Richardson/Montreal 1827," in a rosewood veneer frame with gilt liner, ht. 10 1/4, wd. 8 3/4 in.

Note: This silhouette was presumably cut during the Convention of 1827 held in Quebec between representatives of the United States and Great Britain seeking to determine the boundary between the United States and Quebec.
Estimate $400-600

Moderate foxing.


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