George Jefferson, Jr.

1808

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

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

Artist, French, 1770 - 1852

The image features a portrait of a man from the shoulders up, focusing on his profile as he faces to the right. The man has medium-length hair tied back with a ribbon, light in color. He has prominent facial features, including a strong nose and sharp chin. He is wearing 18th-century attire, a dark coat with a high collar over a light-colored cravat or tie. The portrait is circular, set against an off-white background. At the bottom is a beige strip with the handwritten name "Peter Jefferson."

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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): 5.72 × 5.56 cm (2 1/4 × 2 3/16 in.)
    sheet (trimmed to plate): 6.83 × 6.19 cm (2 11/16 × 2 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1584.39.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Miles 1994, no. 445

  • Series Title

    Saint-Mémin Collection of Portraits

Associated Artworks

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The image shows a side profile portrait of a man facing right. He has distinctive facial features, styled hair, and a formal coat with a high collar. The background is circular and dark, with the signature "Landon Carter" at the bottom.

Thomas Reade Rootes

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1808

The image comprises sixteen sepia-toned portrait sketches arranged in a 4x4 grid format. Each sketch shows a head-and-neck profile of a man facing right, enclosed in a circular border within a square frame. The men have distinct facial features and various hairstyles typical of the late 18th century. They wear high-collared jackets and shirts with ruffled cravats. Each portrait has a handwritten name beneath it, such as "Landon Carter," "James Barbour," and "John Graham." The background is a simple toned circle with no additional details. The grid's background is plain light-brown paper with handwritten annotations corresponding to the portraits.

Saint-Mémin Collection of Portraits, Group 39

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1807

The image features a man's profile view of his upper body and head. He faces towards the right, with distinct facial features such as a prominent forehead, a well-defined nose, and a slightly pursed mouth. The man has short, curly hair brushed back from his forehead and is dressed in a dark coat with a high collar, and a white cravat around his neck. There are no visible accessories in the image. In the background, there is a textured oval shape set against a light backdrop. Below the image is the handwritten name "Charles Johnston."

Charles Johnston

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1808

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

1862

  • Dexter, Elias. The St. Memin Collection of Portraits; Consisting of Seven Hundred and Sixty Medallion Portraits, Principally of Distinguished Americans. Elias Dexter: New York, 1862, no. 580.

1940

  • Catalogue of Engraved Portraits by Favret de Saint Memin, 1770-1852. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1940, p. 14.

1942

  • Norfleet, Fillmore. Saint-Mémin in Virginia: Portraits and Biographies. Richmond, Virginia: The Dietz Press, 1942, p. 176.

1994

  • Miles, Ellen G. Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical Profile Portrait in America. Washington, DC: National Portrait Gallery, 1994, p. 326, no. 445.

Inscriptions

lower center mount in black ink by unknown hand: Peter Jefferson.

Wikidata ID

Q77262179

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