John Dugan

1799

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

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

Artist, French, 1770 - 1852

The image shows an illustration of the upper half of a male figure in profile, facing to the right. The man is seated upright with a dignified posture, having classic facial features. He is wearing a high-collared coat with visible buttons and a neck scarf or cravat. The background is plain, with the figure placed within a circular frame. Below the circle is the name "S. Dugan" written on a strip of paper.

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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): 6.67 × 6.19 cm (2 5/8 × 2 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1584.12.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Miles 1994, no. 286

Associated Artworks

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The image shows a portrait of a man in a side profile position. He has classic facial features, a prominent nose, and defined chin. His hair is styled in a powdered wig with curls on the side and a braid in the back. The man is wearing a formal military coat with a high collar and decorative epaulettes. The background is plain, with rectangular boundaries containing the text "Sph. Mac.Swaine" and "Drawn & engrd. by St Memin Burlington."

Joseph McIlvaine

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1798

The image shows a grid of sixteen oval-framed portraits, each depicting a man's profile from the shoulders up. Each man is facing to the right, with varying facial features and hairstyles in powdered wig fashion, typical of the 18th century. They are dressed in high-collared coats with cravats or neckties. The names of the individuals are below each portrait. There are no visible accessories or objects. The background is plain, allowing the portraits to stand out. The portraits are organized neatly in rows on sepia-toned paper.

Saint-Mémin Collection of Portraits, Group 12

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1798

The image is an engraving showing a side profile of a man from the chest up. He is facing right with his upper body slightly angled away. The man has a prominent nose, strong jawline, and a calm expression. His hair is styled in a classic 18th or early 19th-century fashion, with voluminous curls framing the ear and tied back into a queue. He wears a dark coat with a high collar and a white cravat wrapped around his neck. The background is a simple, dark circular area. There is no visible jewelry or objects. The image includes handwritten text, reading "S. Parker" and "Jonah."

Josiah Parker

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1799

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. 169.

1940

  • Catalogue of Engraved Portraits by Favret de Saint Memin, 1770-1852. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1940, p. 12.

1994

  • Miles, Ellen G. Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical Profile Portrait in America. Washington, DC: National Portrait Gallery, 1994, pp. 294-295, no. 286.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: Drawn & engrd. by St. Memin Philada.; lower center mount in black ink by unknown hand: J. Dugan. / John

Wikidata ID

Q77261361

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