Townshend, Barbara Anne
Gender:
Female
Date and place of birth:
Unknown
Date and place of death:
Unknown
Worked:
(fl) 1805-1836
Known places of work:
London
Known techniques:
Cut paper
Known materials:
Paper
Frames:
Unknown
Signature:
Recorded
Introduction:
Miss Townshend is known by a scrapbook she gave to her goddaughter Harriet Brooke in 1805, and by her own work ‘The Art of Cutting out Designs in Black Paper’, published 1808. The scrapbook contained silhouettes cut by Harriet. Her book contained copies of her own silhouettes, and advice on freehand cutting. Miss Townshend’s work was later engraved by M. Dubourg. Miss Townshend cut from paper, and was extremely able and inventive. She paid particular detail to the composition of profiles and gave strong advice on the subject in the introduction to her book.
Additional research about Barbara Anne Townshend:
Source: McKechnie (Author of, British Silhouette Artists and their Work 1760-1860)
Townshend, Barbara Anne (McKechnie Section 1)