George Raleigh Dearborn

1806

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

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

Artist, French, 1770 - 1852

The image depicts a portrait of a man in profile view facing left. The man has curly hair, a prominent nose, and a slightly protruding chin. He wears a white shirt and a dark buttoned-up jacket. The portrait has a monochromatic color scheme and a smooth texture. The background is a soft peach color. No jewelry or objects are visible in the portrait.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    charcoal and pastel on pink prepared paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 54.45 × 41.28 cm (21 7/16 × 16 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.136.194

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dearborn Home, Portland, Maine; (F. O. Bailey Co., Portland, Maine); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1951; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1968

  • The Age of Dunlap, William Hayes Ackland Memorial Art Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1968

1973

  • A Measure of Beauty: Diffusion of Style in Early Nineteenth Century America, National Collection of Fine Arts, Washington, DC, 1973

1983

  • American Master Drawings from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1983

Bibliography

1973

  • Davidson, Marshall. The Artist's America. New York: American Heritage Publishing Company, 1973, p. 57.

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 2, no. 10.

1994

  • Miles, Ellen G. Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical Profile Portrait in America. Washington, DC: National Portrait Gallery, 1994, p. 283, no. 228.

Wikidata ID

Q64538174

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