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Peter Yarnall

Peter Yarnall

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ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Mediumhollow-cut paper silhouette
Dimensionsframe opening: 4 3/4 × 3 1/2 in. (12.1 × 8.9 cm.) sheet: 5 × 4 1/8 in. (12.7 × 10.4 cm.)
DescriptionSilhouette portrait of Peter Yarnall (1790–1878), half-brother of Hannah Yarnall Richardson, made at Peale’s Museum, Philadelphia
InscribedInscribed in ink in upper center: Peter Yarnall Inscribed in graphite in upper right: Wh[?]ling
Markings“MUSEUM” embossed stamp below portrait
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of the estate of Gordon J. Fine
Status
On view
Object number2024.1.7
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Rebecca Richardson
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Object number: 2024.1.6
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Object number: 2024.1.4
© 2026 Kara Walker, image courtesy of Krakow Witkin Gallery, Boston.
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