Saint-Mémin and the neoclassical profile portrait in America
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Author
Contributions
- Dowdy, Dru. - Contributor
Publication
1994 - National Portrait Gallery, [Washington D.C.], District of Columbia
Language
English
Word Count
115,250 words, Guess
Page Count
461 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1090990M
- ISBN-101560984112
- OCLC Control Number30319686
- OCLC Control Numbersaintmeminneocla0000mile
- Library of Congress Control Number94015239
and 2 more
- Goodreads661683
- LibraryThing5230195
Classifications
- DDC769.92
- LCCNE650.S33 A4 1994
Description
During the years from 1796 to 1810, Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Memin (1770-1852) made some of the most memorable images in the history of American portraiture. Because of his unusually precise style and the multitude of sitters he portrayed, his distinctive profile portraits have come to epitomize Federal America. Among his subjects were George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Meriwether Lewis, Mother Seton, John Adams, and Paul Revere. Eventually Saint-Memin returned to France, leaving behind no successful imitators of his art. Among the most individualistic images from the Federal period, his profile portraits are a unique legacy to this nation. This book documents all of the artist's portraits, as well as his landscapes, plans, and other engravings; and the portrait entries include short biographies of the subjects. The catalogue is preceded by an illustrated history of the neoclassical profile portrait in America, and a biography of the artist.
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