Plan of the Siege of Savannah

1796

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

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

Artist, French, 1770 - 1852

This is a drawing of a map detailing the Siege of Savannah. The drawing displays a plan view of the military positions and geographical layout surrounding the Savannah River during the time of the siege. The map outlines various parts of the terrain, including wooded areas, elevation changes, and the river. It is labeled with annotations marking the positions of key elements such as batteries, forts, encampments, and notable geographic features. The lines and shading techniques illustrate the landscape and the fortifications in a detailed manner, giving viewers a view of the situation during this historical event.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving in black on laid paper mounted to brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.11 × 23.34 cm (8 5/16 × 9 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 23.18 × 25.4 cm (9 1/8 × 10 in.)
    mount: 29.21 × 40.64 cm (11 1/2 × 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1584.58.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Miles 1994, no. 985

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

1994

  • Miles, Ellen G. Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical Profile Portrait in America. Washington, DC: National Portrait Gallery, 1994, p. 438, no. 985.

Inscriptions

upper right in plate: Pl. V; lower center in plate: Published by C. Smith New York; lower right in plate: St. Memin sculp.

Wikidata ID

Q77013826

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