Samuel Copp Silhouette Portrait

Unknown artist

This is a fully assembled framed hollow-cut silhouette portrait of Samuel Copp (b. 1787) done during the early 19th century. Silhouette portraits became popular during the late 18th and early 19th century due to their affordability compared to the time and expense of an oil painting. Hollow cut portraits remove the silhouette in white paper, which is then placed on black paper, creating the image. An example of a hollow-cut without black background can be seen in DL*006559.01.