John Strong Adams

1809

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

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

Artist, French, 1770 - 1852

The image shows a side profile view of a person in a circular frame, capturing their upper body up to the shoulders. The individual is facing right with their head slightly turned. They have short, wavy hair, a prominent nose, and a strong jawline. The person is dressed in formal attire with a high-collared shirt, a dark coat, and a cravat. The background is a plain, dark circular area with a textured gradient effect. At the bottom, there is a lighter strip of paper with the handwritten name "John Adams."

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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

    2015.19.1584.47.14

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Miles 1994, no. 2

  • Series Title

    Saint-Mémin Collection of Portraits

Associated Artworks

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The image shows a man's profile from the chest upwards, facing right. He has a prominent nose, high cheekbones, and is clean-shaven with short, wavy hair styled backward. He wears a high-collared shirt and a dark coat. There are no visible jewelry or objects in his hands. The background is plain and dark, with the name "Coiron" written below in a handwritten style.

Jean Joseph Coiron

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1809

The image features fifteen vignetted portraits of individuals, showing only their heads and a small part of their shoulders in circular frames. All individuals face to the right. The men have varied facial features and wear suits or frock coats with high collars and cravats. The women have hair styled up or covered with hats or bonnets, wearing blouses with lace or ruffles. Each portrait is labeled with a name. The background is plain, and the layout is on a simple piece of paper with borders separating each portrait.

Saint-Mémin Collection of Portraits, Group 47

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1809

The image portrays a side profile of an individual's upper body from the chest upwards. The person faces to the right, with their head slightly turned. They have a straight nose and chin, curly hair styled neatly, and visible sideburns. The individual wears formal attire, including a high-collared shirt with ruffles and a dark coat with shiny buttons. The background is plain with a textured circle in gray or sepia tone on a lighter backdrop. The name 'Th. Webster' is written elegantly at the bottom of the image.

Thomas Webster

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. 656.

1940

  • Catalogue of Engraved Portraits by Favret de Saint Memin, 1770-1852. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1940, p. 10.

1994

  • Miles, Ellen G. Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical Profile Portrait in America. Washington, DC: National Portrait Gallery, 1994, p. 236, no. 2.

Inscriptions

lower center mount in black ink by unknown hand: Adam.; lower center mount in graphite by unknown hand: John s

Wikidata ID

Q77262446

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