St. Memin Miniature Mezzotint Portrait of Elias Glenn
Charles B.J. Fevret de Saint Memin (French, 1770-1852), miniature circular mezzotint and engraved portrait of Baltimore judge and state senator Elias Glenn (1769-1846), depicted in profile at middle age wearing a coat and ruffled white shirt. Circa 1803. House in a molded giltwood frame. Portrait: 2" diameter. Frame: 4" H x 4" W. Provenance: Purchased from Kennedy Galleries, New York, 1990 (which also handled the sale of the large original pastel portrait of Glenn at about the same time); exhibited, Cheekwood Museum of Art, Nashville, 1995. Another version of this miniature printed portrait is in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
The Estate of Raymond White, Nashville, Tennessee.
Condition Report: Portrait has light toning and appears to be trimmed to plate and glued to a wove paper support. Some wear and blistering to gilt surface of frame.
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Charles B.J. Fevret de Saint Memin (French, 1770-1852), miniature circular mezzotint and engraved portrait of Baltimore judge and state senator Elias Glenn (1769-1846), depicted in profile at middle age wearing a coat and ruffled white shirt. Circa 1803. House in a molded giltwood frame. Portrait: 2" diameter. Frame: 4" H x 4" W. Provenance: Purchased from Kennedy Galleries, New York, 1990 (which also handled the sale of the large original pastel portrait of Glenn at about the same time); exhibited, Cheekwood Museum of Art, Nashville, 1995. Another version of this miniature printed portrait is in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
The Estate of Raymond White, Nashville, Tennessee.
Condition Report: Portrait has light toning and appears to be trimmed to plate and glued to a wove paper support. Some wear and blistering to gilt surface of frame.
