Landon Carter II

1808

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 man. He is facing to the right, with detailed facial features such as a prominent nose and chin. His hair is short, curly, and light-colored, styled backward. He is dressed in formal attire, wearing a high-collared shirt with ruffles and a dark coat with large buttons. The illustration is enclosed in an oval frame with a neutral background. No jewelry or objects are visible, and the background is shaded behind the man's profile for contrast.

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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

    2015.19.1584.41.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Miles 1994, no. 143

  • Series Title

    Saint-Mémin Collection of Portraits

Associated Artworks

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The image shows a profile portrait of a man, depicting his upper torso and head. The man is positioned in a side view, facing to the right. His facial features are strong and defined, with a sharp nose and a focused expression on his face. He has short, wavy hair that is neatly styled. He is wearing a dark, double-breasted coat with two visible buttons and a high collar. Underneath, a white cravat is wrapped around his neck. There are no additional adornments or objects visible in the image. The background is a simple gradient shading, providing contrast to the subject's features, and the picture is framed by an oval border. Below the image is a signature reading "B. W. Carter."

Thomas Bolling Robertson

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1807

The image is a collage of fifteen circular portraits arranged in a grid of three rows and five columns. Each portrait shows a man's profile view, extending from the shoulders to the top of the head. The men are positioned upright in a seated or standing posture, looking forward. Their facial features include prominent noses, pointed chins, and uniform expressions. They have hairstyles typical of the late 18th to early 19th century, with most having wavy, side-swept hair or slightly curled styles. All the men are dressed in dark suits with high-collared white shirts that have elaborate cravats or neckties. There is no visible jewelry or objects held. The background for each portrait is the same, a simple light-colored circle, and the entire grid is mounted on a plain piece of cardboard or paper with hand-written names underneath each man's portrait.

Saint-Mémin Collection of Portraits, Group 41

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1807

The portrait features a man facing right with voluminous, curly hair. His prominent facial features are visible in profile, along with his clothing - a high-collared shirt, cravat, and dark jacket. The background is a plain, muted tone and "W. Y. Tivison" is written in cursive below the portrait.

John Garland Mosby

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. 560.

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. 186.

1994

  • Miles, Ellen G. Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical Profile Portrait in America. Washington, DC: National Portrait Gallery, 1994, p. 265, no. 143.

Inscriptions

lower center mount in black ink by unknown hand: Jos. Th. Lomax. / John Tayloe

Wikidata ID

Q77262234

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