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Saint-Mémin Collection of Portraits, Group 30

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

National Gallery of Art

The image shows sixteen oval portrait illustrations of individuals in side profile. Each portrait features a person facing right, displaying the left side of their face. The individuals have various hairstyles typical of the late 18th to early 19th centuries. Men wear formal attire with high collars and cravats, and the only female figure, "Miss Menard," wears a dress with short sleeves. The backgrounds are dark circles with light borders. The portraits are arranged in a grid with handwritten names below each on a brown paper background.

Artwork Details

Date
1805-1807
Medium
fifteen engravings with roulette mounted to brown wove paper
Dimensions
4000 × 2823 px
Public Domain
Yes
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