Object Number 1965.3073.001

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

Gilbert Rodman

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (Draftsman and engraver)
03/12/1770-06/23/1852
References: Ellen G. Miles, Sain-Memin/ and the Neoclassical Profile Portrait in America (Washington, D.C.: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Insitution Press, 1994).

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1799-1803

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Chine collé, Etched, Crayon manner engraved, Engraved, Physiognotrace, Pantograph

Construction Description

Tones achieved by use of roulettes and rockers, fine lines etched, and dark lines in coat engraved.

Dimensions (inches)

4.1 (H) , 3.6 (W) , 2.6 (Image H) , 2.4 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

10.3 (H) , 9.2 (W) , 2.6 (Image H) , 2.4 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left): 2.7 in. (6.9 cm). Plate W (at bottom): 2.5 in. (6.4 cm).

Watermark

none

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Miles, Ellen G. 1994 Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical Profile Portrait in America.
• See cat. no. 756, pp. 391-2 (Winterthur's drawings are listed, but not the engravings.)
[Article] Richards, Nancy E. 1974 "A Most Perfect Resemblance at Moderate Prices: The Miniatures of David Boudon,". Winterthur Portfolio. 9: 77-101.
• Illustrated on p. 83.