Auguste Edouart
Auguste Edouart was a French painter and silhouette artist (1789–1861). He was born at Dunkirk and died at Guînes.
Also recorded as Augustin Amant Constant Fidele Edouart; Augustin Amanat Constance Fidele Edouart; Augustin Edouart; Augistin Amant Constant Fidele Edouart; Augustin Amant Constant Fidèle Edouart; August Edouart.
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Identity and origins
He also worked under the name Edouart, Augustin Amant Constant Fidèle. The authorities additionally record the headings Augustin Amant Constant Fidele Edouart, Augustin Amanat Constance Fidele Edouart, Augustin Edouart, Augistin Amant Constant Fidele Edouart and Augustin Amant Constant Fidèle Edouart. His recorded language was French.
Recognition and collections
Work by Auguste Edouart is held by Art Institute of Chicago, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, National Portrait Gallery and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identity
What the record establishes about Auguste Edouart.
Henry L. and Myron H. Church is dated September 23, 1841 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1942.546). Mr. & Mrs. E. F. Bunnell is dated November 8, 1841 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1942.545). Lemuel Shaw and Thaddeus Harris is dated 1842 and held by National Portrait Gallery (inventory NPG.91.126.118.A). Portrait of the Honorable John W. Blessing is dated 1842 and held by Carnegie Museum of Art (inventory 61.13.4). Miss Cecilia Clifton is dated December 18, 1840 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1942.543). Henry B. Humphrey of Boston is dated 1844 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 50.602.625).
Reverend Gorham D. Abbott is dated 1842 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 50.602.991). Silhouette of Hammond Family is dated 1842 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1915.255). Silhouette of Lieutenant Philip Kearney, Jr. is dated 1841 and held by Q214867 (inventory 2015.19.1050). John L. Hammond Seated is dated 1841 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1942.544). Boy with Dog is dated 1825 and held by Smithsonian American Art Museum (inventory 1981.172.31). drawings in the National Gallery of Art records 1 object associated with this heading.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art records 877 objects associated with this heading. Smithsonian American Art Museum records 1 object associated with this heading. The Art Institute of Chicago records 5 objects associated with this heading. Auguste Edouart is recorded as painter and silhouette artist. Auguste Edouart is recorded with the citizenship of France.
Works and catalogued output
The Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogues 3 works under this heading. The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 5 works under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 6 works under this heading.
Catalogued works
14 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1825 to 1844.
Frank Johnson, Leader of the Brass Band of the 128th Regiment in Saratoga, with his wife, Helen, dated 1843, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1976.652.3–4. Portrait of the Honorable John W. Blessing, dated 1842, held by Carnegie Museum of Art, inventory 61.13.4. Lemuel Shaw and Thaddeus Harris, dated 1842, held by National Portrait Gallery, inventory NPG.91.126.118.A. Silhouette of Lieutenant Philip Kearney, Jr., dated 1841, held by Q214867, inventory 2015.19.1050. Boy with Dog, dated 1825, held by Smithsonian American Art Museum, inventory 1981.172.31. Joseph Lea and Sarah Robeson Lea with Their Unmarried Children. Reverend Gorham D. Abbott, dated 1842, cut paper silhouette, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 50.602.991. Henry B. Humphrey of Boston, dated 1844, cut paper silhouette, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 50.602.625. South Sea Islanders, dated 1826–61, cut paper with wash, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 50.602.1377. Henry L. and Myron H. Church, dated September 23, 1841, cut paper silhouette, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1942.546. Miss Cecilia Clifton, dated December 18, 1840, cut paper silhouette, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1942.543. John L. Hammond Seated, dated 1841, cut paper silhouette, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1942.544. Mr. & Mrs. E. F. Bunnell, dated November 8, 1841, cut paper silhouette, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1942.545. Silhouette of Hammond Family, dated 1842, cut paper silhouette, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1915.255.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 8 named public collections.
Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Carnegie Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Portrait Gallery: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Q214867: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. drawings in the National Gallery of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Smithsonian American Art Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 877 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Edouart, A., Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. The collection of American silhoutte portraits cut by August Edouart, 1913.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 5 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
the recorded working language is French.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait.
Places of work recorded in the authority are London.
Work by Auguste Edouart is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, National Portrait Gallery, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Chronology
- 1789Auguste Edouart born at Dunkirk.
- 1789Auguste Edouart was born in 1789 at Dunkirk.
- 1825Boy with Dog is dated 1825 and held by Smithsonian American Art Museum (inventory 1981.172.31).
- 1825Boy with Dog (Smithsonian American Art Museum).
- 1840Miss Cecilia Clifton is dated December 18, 1840 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1942.543).
- 1841Henry L. and Myron H. Church is dated September 23, 1841 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1942.546).
- 1841Mr. & Mrs. E. F. Bunnell is dated November 8, 1841 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1942.545).
- 1841Silhouette of Lieutenant Philip Kearney, Jr. is dated 1841 and held by Q214867 (inventory 2015.19.1050).
- 1841John L. Hammond Seated is dated 1841 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1942.544).
- 1841Silhouette of Lieutenant Philip Kearney, Jr. (Q214867).
- 1842Lemuel Shaw and Thaddeus Harris is dated 1842 and held by National Portrait Gallery (inventory NPG.91.126.118.A).
- 1842Portrait of the Honorable John W. Blessing is dated 1842 and held by Carnegie Museum of Art (inventory 61.13.4).
- 1842Reverend Gorham D. Abbott is dated 1842 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 50.602.991).
- 1842Silhouette of Hammond Family is dated 1842 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1915.255).
- 1842Portrait of the Honorable John W. Blessing (Carnegie Museum of Art).
- 1842Lemuel Shaw and Thaddeus Harris (National Portrait Gallery).
- 1843Frank Johnson, Leader of the Brass Band of the 128th Regiment in Saratoga, with his wife, Helen (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
- 1844Henry B. Humphrey of Boston is dated 1844 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 50.602.625).
- 1861Auguste Edouart died at Guînes.
- 1861Auguste Edouart died in 1861 at Guînes.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Auguste Edouart, Artists in the Life of Charleston, 1949
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Edouart, Augustin Amant Constant Fidèle, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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The collection of American silhoutte portraits cut by August Edouart, 1913
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Internet Archive, 4 digitised items catalogued under Auguste Edouart as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
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The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Auguste Edouart.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Auguste Edouart (877 objects).
museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q2870949: Auguste Edouart
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
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“Auguste Edouart”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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