Skeolan, P

P. Skeolan

An itinerant silhouettist working in the north of England, P. Skeolan is listed in British Silhouette Artists and their Work 1760-1860 Examples of his work inscribed Manchester or Liverpool are known.

In addition to cutting silhouettes, Skeolan was a talented watercolor portraitist who advertised later in his career as “Skeolan Miniature Painter Harrogate”. In this latter role Skeolan is known to have colored photographs.

At some point, likely circa 1860 or before, [...] Click here to continue reading.

Silhouettes

Silhouettes

Silhouettes are side-view portraits much in fashion between 1770 and 1860 as a lower cost alternative to oil or watercolor portraits. Silhouettes are also known as “shades” (for shadows) or more correctly as “profiles” (profiles in miniature). The origin of silhouettes is thought to go back to the shadows cast by a fire on the walls of caves so it can be claimed that silhouettes or “shades” were an important influence in the [...] Click here to continue reading.

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