Robert Gamble, Jr.

c. 1808

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

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

Artist, French, 1770 - 1852

The image displays a profile portrait of a man. He is shown from the chest up, facing to the right with his head in profile. The man has intricate facial features including an aquiline nose, defined jawline, and small sideburns. His hair is wavy, parted, and styled back. He is dressed in formal attire with a dark coat and a high collar, along with a white cravat. The background features a simple circle with a textured design. Beneath the portrait is the handwritten name "T. H. Harris" in cursive.

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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

    2015.19.1584.42.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Miles 1994, no. 341

  • Series Title

    Saint-Mémin Collection of Portraits

Associated Artworks

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The image features a portrait of a man depicted in profile view. The man has wavy hair, a clean-shaven face, and defined features including a nose and chin. He wears a high-collared shirt under a dark coat with a visible button. The background is a dark circular field. At the bottom of the image is the handwritten name "J. Kerr."

John Leeds Kerr

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1808

The image contains fifteen circular portrait silhouettes, arranged in a three-by-five grid. Each silhouette depicts a person in profile view with detailed facial features. The individuals are dressed in period-appropriate attire, with most facing left. Some have styled hair and two are women with formal updos. The portraits have a dark background and handwritten names below each. The grid is set against a plain, light-colored background.

Saint-Mémin Collection of Portraits, Group 42

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1808

The image depicts a profile portrait of a person from the shoulders up, facing right. The individual has wavy hair, strong facial features, and wears a high-collared black coat with a double-button design. Underneath, a ruffled white shirt or cravat is visible. The background is a simple textured circle. In the lower portion, the handwritten name "Richard Brooke" is displayed on a brown background.

Richard Brooke

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1808

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. 598.

1940

  • Catalogue of Engraved Portraits by Favret de Saint Memin, 1770-1852. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1940, p. 13.

1942

  • Norfleet, Fillmore. Saint-Mémin in Virginia: Portraits and Biographies. Richmond, Virginia: The Dietz Press, 1942, p. 171.

1994

  • Miles, Ellen G. Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical Profile Portrait in America. Washington, DC: National Portrait Gallery, 1994, pp. 304-305, no. 341.

Inscriptions

lower center mount in black ink by unknown hand: T. H. Harris.

Wikidata ID

Q77262248

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