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Pastel (Portrait)
Gilbert Rodman
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1799-1803
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (Artist)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Chalk
- Graphite
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1965.3072.001 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1965.3072.001 A
Object Name
Pastel (Portrait)
Title
Gilbert Rodman
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (Artist)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1799-1803
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Chalk
- Graphite
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Physiognotrace
Dimensions (inches)
21.75 (H) x 16.19 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
55.24 (H) x 41.11 (W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 3.2-3.3 cm; 7-8 laid lines per cm. No image measurements in conservation files.
Edition Watermark
difficult to tell
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, 65.3073.1-.2.)Article: Richardson, Edgar P. 1969 Allen Smith, Collector and Benefactor. American Art Journal. 1 (2): 5-19.
• Published: p. 6. N.B. this article was published before the mis-identification of the subject was determined.