Elizabeth Marius Kemper

1797

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

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

Artist, French, 1770 - 1852

The image shows a profile portrait of a woman facing to the left, with her head slightly turned. She has delicate features, wearing a bonnet or cap, a robe or gown with ruffles, and a necklace. The background is neutral, and the image appears to be a detailed etching or engraving. The name "Mrs. Kemper" is inscribed below.

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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

    2015.19.1584.5.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Miles 1994, no. 462

Associated Artworks

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The image is a portrait of an individual shown from the chest upwards in a right-facing profile. The person has detailed facial features including a sharp nose and closed lips. They have short hair styled neatly with a curl at the nape of the neck. The person is wearing a high-collared shirt and a dark coat visible up to the shoulders. The background is plain and circular. There is elegant script beneath the illustration on a beige backdrop.

Daniel Kemper

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1797

The image features a collection of profile portraits in round frames. Each portrait shows a bust view of individuals, with sharp facial features. The subjects vary in hairstyles and clothing, which includes formal attire like high-collared coats and draped garments. Some individuals wear ribbons or cravats, and certain hairstyles have ruffles or bows. The portraits feature names underneath each individual. The background is plain, and the portraits are displayed on textured paper.

Saint-Mémin Collection of Portraits, Group 5

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1796

The image shows the upper half of a man's body in profile. He has a prominent nose and a high forehead, with wavy, light-colored hair tied back with a bow. He is wearing a dark coat over a high-collared shirt with ruffled details and visible buttons. The background is a circular frame with a neutral tone, and the name "Governor Clinton" is written below the image.

George Clinton

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1797

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

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. 330, no. 462.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: St. Memin No 27 Pine St. N. York; lower center mount in black ink by unknown hand: Mrs. Kemper.

Wikidata ID

Q77261173

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