Darieu

1800

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

Associated Names
Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

Artist, French, 1770 - 1852

The image shows a profile portrait of a man, depicting his upper body from the chest up. He is facing left, with his face in profile. The man has distinct features like a prominent nose and high forehead, and his hair is styled in a classic 18th-century manner. He wears a dark coat with a high collar, visible buttons, and a white cravat. The background features a simple circular design with text below the portrait, and additional handwriting below the circle, possibly a signature or name.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint and engraving in black on wove paper mounted to brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of William Wilson Corcoran)

  • Dimensions

    image (irregular): 5.72 × 5.56 cm (2 1/4 × 2 3/16 in.)
    sheet (trimmed to plate): 6.83 × 6.19 cm (2 11/16 × 2 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1584.14.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Miles 1994, no. 220

  • Series Title

    Saint-Mémin Collection of Portraits

Associated Artworks

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The image depicts a side profile illustration of a man. The man is facing right, showing his head and upper torso. He has light curly hair typical of the 18th century, along with a detailed nose and jawline. He wears a white cravat and a dark coat. The background is dark, with the name "Cesar Rodney" below the portrait on a brown strip.

Caesar Augustus Rodney

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1800

The image displays fifteen black and white profile portraits of men, each depicted from the chest up within circular frames. They are all positioned in profile, facing left and wearing attire typical of the late 18th to early 19th century. Their expressions are neutral, and they display various hairstyles of the period. Each portrait features a unique individual identified by differing facial features and hairstyles. Above or below each portrait is a handwritten name. The portraits are arranged in a grid format against a plain background with borders separating each frame. No additional ornamentation or objects are present in the image.

Saint-Mémin Collection of Portraits, Group 14

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1800

This image is a portrait of a man in profile, facing to the right. He is seated and has facial features such as a nose and chin. He wears a powdered wig and an 18th-century coat with visible buttons. The background is a dark circular field. The inscription below reads "John Dobleu," and is credited to St. Memin in Philadelphia.

John Bohlen

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1800

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Dijon, France; Léon Victor Raoul Leclerc, Vicomte de Juigné (the artist's nephew), Dijon, France, 1852; (Henry Stevens, London, England, c. 1859); William W. Corcoran, Washington, DC, c. 1874; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1875; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1862

  • Dexter, Elias. The St. Memin Collection of Portraits; Consisting of Seven Hundred and Sixty Medallion Portraits, Principally of Distinguished Americans. Elias Dexter: New York, 1862, no. 256.

1940

  • Catalogue of Engraved Portraits by Favret de Saint Memin, 1770-1852. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1940, p. 12.

1994

  • Miles, Ellen G. Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical Profile Portrait in America. Washington, DC: National Portrait Gallery, 1994, p. 282, no. 220.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: Drawn & engrd. by St. Memin Philada.; lower center mount in black ink by unknown hand: Darieu.

Wikidata ID

Q77261432

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