Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin

1900

Max Rosenthal, after Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

Associated Names
Max Rosenthal

Artist, American, 1833 - 1918

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

Artist After, French, 1770 - 1852

The image features a portrait of a man in profile, within an oval frame with ornate decorations. The man has distinct facial features, with a prominent nose and slightly pointed chin. His medium-length hair is styled back, and he is wearing a high-collared garment with a white cravat. The ornate border includes decorative elements like a fleur-de-lis at the top and a shield with a lion at the bottom. Classical-style male figures flank the oval frame, with a small medallion showing another head profile within a rectangular frame surrounding the oval. The background is plain and dark to emphasize the figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint in black on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.78 × 12.7 cm (7 × 5 in.)
    sheet: 40.64 × 30.48 cm (16 × 12 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7424

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald; acquired 1943 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

text at bottom on plate:
Engraved and Copyright by Max Rosenthal 1900. / Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de St. Mémim [sic] / Born 1770 - Died 1852 / In Mezzotint by Max Rosenthal, 1900 after the Engraving in the St. Memim [sic] collection / owned by Hampton L. Carson Esq. Philadelphia. / "The Washington is a facsimile of the original Engraving in the same collection." / (Border designed by Max Rosenthal.)

Markings

stamped lower left verso in black ink: National Gallery of Art [eagle logo] / LRJ [collector's monogram]

Wikidata ID

Q65024009

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