Chapman Johnson

c. 1808

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

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

Artist, French, 1770 - 1852

The image shows a portrait of a man in profile facing to the right. He has a prominent nose and chin, short curly hair, and is dressed in formal attire. The background is a dark circle with a name "Nathaniel Heyward" written beneath the portrait.

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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): 5.56 × 5.56 cm (2 3/16 × 2 3/16 in.)
    sheet (trimmed to plate): 6.67 × 6.19 cm (2 5/8 × 2 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1584.45.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Miles 1994, no. 449

Associated Artworks

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The image contains 15 engraved portraits of men from the 19th century, displayed in three rows of five. The men are shown in profile view facing left within circular frames. They have distinct facial features, formal attire, and structured hairstyles typical of the 19th century. Some have additional details like epaulettes or buttons. The portraits are against a plain background with sepia-toned paper. Each portrait has a hand-inscribed name in cursive script below it, identifying the individuals.

Saint-Mémin Collection of Portraits, Group 45

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1808

The image depicts a man in profile facing right. He has curly hair, a pronounced nose, and sharp facial features. He is wearing a formal jacket, high-collared shirt, and cravat. The background is plain dark gray within a circular frame, with an inscription "Fuller" at the bottom outside the frame.

John Coles III

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1803

The image is a portrait of a man in a profile view. The man is facing to the right, with curly hair, sideburns, a neutral expression, a prominent nose, and a defined chin. He is dressed in formal attire with a high-collared shirt, a cravat or neckcloth, and a coat with a visible button. The background is a plain, circular area with dark shading. Below the image, the name "Barnwell De Veaux" is written.

John Barnwell Deveaux

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1809

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. 630.

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. 177.

1994

  • Miles, Ellen G. Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical Profile Portrait in America. Washington, DC: National Portrait Gallery, 1994, p. 327, no. 449.

Inscriptions

lower center mount in black ink by unknown hand: Heward. / Nathaniel Heyward.

Wikidata ID

Q77262355

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