James Lawrence

1810

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

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

Artist, French, 1770 - 1852

The image is a portrait of a man in profile view, facing right. He has distinct facial features such as a straight nose and a firm mouth. He has wavy hair that reaches the nape of his neck and wears a detailed military uniform with epaulettes. The background is a simple circle of darker tone. The image is bordered by textured background with handwritten text at the bottom, identifying "Capt: Lawrence, James."

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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): 6.83 × 6.19 cm (2 11/16 × 2 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1584.48.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Miles 1994, no. 486

Associated Artworks

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This is a profile portrait showing the upper torso of a man named Captain Mulford facing sideways to the right. He has dark curly hair and prominent facial features, wearing a military uniform with ornate details. The background is a plain dark circle with a light border, and the name "Capt. Mulford" is inscribed below the portrait in cursive style on a beige border.

Captain Clarence Mulford

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1809

The image shows a 5x3 grid of oval portraits, each depicting a bust view of a person in profile. The individuals have varied hairstyles and are dressed in period military or formal attire. The woman in the last portrait on the bottom row wears a bonnet and a dress. Each portrait has the person's name written below in script with titles like "Capit." or "Dr.". The portraits are set against a plain background within a sepia-toned mount with lined engraving.

Saint-Mémin Collection of Portraits, Group 48

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1801

The image features a bust of a man in full profile facing right. The man appears to be wearing a military uniform, with curly hair styled back, an aquiline nose, a strong chin, and sideburns extending down his cheeks. The uniform is detailed with a high collar and epaulettes on the shoulders, buttons, and intricate braid details. The background is a simple, solid shade. The figure is set within a circular frame on a paper mounted on a card, with handwriting beneath reading "Capit. Dent."

John Herbert Dent

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. 35.

1940

  • Catalogue of Engraved Portraits by Favret de Saint Memin, 1770-1852. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1940, p. 14.

1994

  • Miles, Ellen G. Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical Profile Portrait in America. Washington, DC: National Portrait Gallery, 1994, p. 335, no. 486.

Inscriptions

lower center mount in black ink by unknown hand: Capit. Lawrence. / James

Wikidata ID

Q77262458

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