1965.3073.002 Print, 1976.0515 Frame, view 1
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Print (Engraving)

  • Title:

    Sarah Rodman

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (Draftsman and engraver)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1799-1803

  • Materials:

    Ink; Paper (wove)

  • Techniques:

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

  • Museum Object Number:

    1965.3073.002


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Object Number

1965.3073.002

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

Sarah 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, Physiognotrace, Pantograph

Construction Description

Tones achieved by use of roulettes, and fine lines etched.

Dimensions (inches)

4.1 (H) , 3.5 (W) , 2.6 (Image H) , 2.4 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

10.3 (H) , 8.8 (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. 757, p. 392 (Winterthur's drawings are listed, but not the engravings.)