
Silhouette of an unknown young man in a top hat
G. Bonner (d. 1900)
1840–45 · Cut paper
Cleared · Public Domain
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494 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)
409 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API
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Silhouette of an unknown young man in a top hat
G. Bonner (d. 1900)
1840–45 · Cut paper
Cleared · Public Domain
live![[Man in Top Hat Holding a Hammer and Wrench] by Unknown, The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ph/web-large/DP700364.jpg)
[Man in Top Hat Holding a Hammer and Wrench]
Unknown
1860s– early 70s · Tintype with applied color
Cleared · Public Domain
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Silhouette of an unknown man in a top hat and tails
William Henry Brown (d. 1883)
1828–83 · Cut paper against a lithographic background
Cleared · Public Domain
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Silhouette of a man holding a top hat
John Gapp (d. 1900)
1827–40 · Cut paper, brush and gray wash
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Silhouette of a man holding an umbrella
John Gapp (d. 1900)
1827–40 · Cut paper, brush and gray wash
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Silhouette of an unknown man to the right, holding a top hat and gloves
John Dempsey (d. 1844)
ca. 1832–44 · Pen and ink, brush and gray wash, watercolor, and gouache
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Silhouette of a man in a top hat
Jarvis F. Hankes (d. 1852)
1820–52 · Cut paper
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Silhouette of a man holding a cane and hat
Edward Haines (d. 1866)
ca. 1850 · Cut paper, brush and gray wash
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
[Portrait of a Man Holding a Top Hat]
Camille Silvy (d. 1869)
1850s · Albumen silver print from glass negative
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
[Portrait of a Bearded Man Holding a Top Hat]
Camille Silvy (d. 1869)
1860s · Albumen silver print from glass negative
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Portrait of a Man Holding a Hat
Félix Leblanc (d. 1923)
19th century · Wood engraving
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Head of a man in a top hat
Unrecorded maker
late 19th or 20th century
In copyright
live1. Pin the work
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2. Read the arithmetic
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3. Seal and export
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