Saint-Mémin Collection of Portraits, Group 39

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

National Gallery of Art

The image comprises sixteen sepia-toned portrait sketches arranged in a 4x4 grid format. Each sketch shows a head-and-neck profile of a man facing right, enclosed in a circular border within a square frame. The men have distinct facial features and various hairstyles typical of the late 18th century. They wear high-collared jackets and shirts with ruffled cravats. Each portrait has a handwritten name beneath it, such as "Landon Carter," "James Barbour," and "John Graham." The background is a simple toned circle with no additional details. The grid's background is plain light-brown paper with handwritten annotations corresponding to the portraits.