By McKenna Oxenden More than two decades ago, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery acquired a 19th-century album filled with nearly 2,000 silhouette portraits, including those of two ...

Some two decades ago, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery acquired a 19th-century album featuring 2,000 paper portrait silhouettes, including those of George Washington and Thomas ...

These miniature profile portraits, popularly known as silhouettes, became all the rage in early 19th-century America ... tied it back with a ribbon. Some women wore theirs high upon their head ...

Bache patented his novel device at the turn of the 19th century with partners Isaac Todd and Augustus Day. Unlike his competitor’s device, Bache’s physiognotrace produced silhouettes without ...

As we scroll through our social media feeds, we come across hundreds of photos edited with photo editors. However, people ...