Series III: Albums, 1796-1810
Abstract
This series consists of two albums of portraits by Saint-Mémin collected by Elizabeth L. Clark and Bertha Lee Jenkins Miller and donated to the Maryland Historical Society in 1947. The albums are organized in rough alphabetical order. Three portraits are missing from the albums: John B. Bordley, Thomas Jefferson, and Martin Luther. The box also contains two exhibit label boxes for the albums.
Dates
- 1796-1810
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
2 Volumes (1 box)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Scope and Contents
The Saint-Mémin Print Collection consists of 5 boxes of more than 250 prints by French engraver Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Mémin, as well as a few other pieces of ephemera housed in folders. The prints are moslty loose portraits along with two albums of portraits. Ephemera includes a brochure, card, and advertisements.
In 1862, Elias Dexter published The St.-Mémin Collection of Portraits, containing photographs of Saint-Mémin's American portraits and biographical sketches of the sitters. Although some sitters were misidentified in the volume, it has been used as a standard means for identification of the Saint-Mémin portraits. Dexter's numbers that he assigned to each portrait can be found as item identifiers in the container list (note: the numbers to do not correspond to a chronological or alphabetical listing).
Creator
- From the Collection: Saint-Mémin, Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de, 1770-1852 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org