Monsieur Edouart, Silhouettiste of the French Royal Family, Patronized by His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, at 149 Queen Street, Glasgow, in November 1831

An advertisement on page three of the Glasgow Herald, on Monday the 7th of November, 1831, reads:

 

“Patronized by his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester.

MONSIEUR EDOUART,

SILHOUETTIST OF THE FRENCH
ROYAL FAMILY,

No. 149, QUEEN STREET,

REspectfully invites the Nobility and Gentry to

his PUBLIC EXHIBITION (Gratis) of

Models of Dogs, Works of Art in Hair, with upwards

of 45,000 Silhouettes of Some of the First Characters in

England and Scotland, who have honoured him with a

Sitting at London, Cheltenham, Bath, Oxford, Cambridge,

Eton, &c., and Edinburgh, Perth, &c.

Mr. Edouart produces, in a manner peculiar to himself,

without other aid than that of the Scissors, correct

Likenesses, in a few minutes, by which the expression of

the passions and peculiarity of character are pourtrayed

in a style which has not hitherto been attempted

by any other Artist. Full-length standing, 5s. Ditto

sitting, 7s. Children under eight  years, 3s. 6d. Bust,

2s. 6d. Duplicates of the Silhouettes, full-length, 3s.;

Ditto sitting, 4s.; Ditto children, 2s. 6d.”