Saint-Mémin Collection of Portraits, Group 29

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

National Gallery of Art

The image features fifteen vintage profile portraits of men, each framed within a circular vignette and labeled with names below. Each man's portrait shows his head and shoulders in a side profile, specifically the right side of the face, with a neutral and formal expression. The men have varying hairstyles typical of the late 18th or early 19th century, ranging from curls and waves to sideburns or wigs. They are all dressed in formal attire, including coats with high collars and cravats or neckcloths. The portraits are set on a sepia background within rectangular cards, arranged in a larger light brown square frame. The names are inscribed beneath the portraits in cursive handwriting.