Saint-Mémin Collection of Portraits, Group 18

1799-1801

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

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

Artist, French, 1770 - 1852

The image consists of fifteen individual portraits arranged in a grid of five rows and three columns. Each portrait shows a side profile of a man's head and shoulders within circular frames. The men vary in facial features, hairstyles, and clothing. Names are inscribed below each portrait, and the arrangement is on a flat, subtly varied background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    fifteen engravings with roulette mounted to brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of William Wilson Corcoran)

  • Dimensions

    image (overall): 24.13 × 34.29 cm (9 1/2 × 13 1/2 in.)
    mount: 29.21 × 40.64 cm (11 1/2 × 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1584.18.1-15

Associated Artworks

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The image is a portrait illustration of a person drawn in a side profile. The person is positioned to the left, gazing to the right. They have distinct facial features, including a pronounced nose and full lips, curly hair, and a medium complexion. They are wearing an earring. Their garment consists of a dark coat with a high collar, buttons, and a light-colored cravat. The background is a dark circle, and the person's name, "St Guilly," is inscribed at the bottom on a tan strip.

St. Guily

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1801

The image shows an illustration of a man in a side profile. The man has a prominent nose, a strong chin, and wavy hair that extends to his nape. He is wearing a dark jacket with a high collar, buttons, and a cravat or scarf around his neck. The background is a simple circular frame with a solid, dark color. At the bottom, the text displays the name "Bazile."

Bazile

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1801

This print is a portrait showing the upper body of a man in profile, facing right. The man is sitting upright, with a round face, light skin, a straight nose, thin lips, and gray hair with a slight wave. The man is wearing a dark coat with a high collar over a light-colored shirt, and the background is dark. The portrait is a circle against blank, off-white paper. The name "Paul Revere" is written below the image on light brown paper.

Paul Revere

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1800

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.

Inscriptions

upper right mount in black ink by unknown hand: 18

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