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The image shows a head and shoulders portrait of a woman in profile, facing to the left. Her head is turned slightly to the side, showcasing her profile. She has refined facial features with a straight, defined nose and a sharp chin. Her hair is styled up in an elegant bun with curls cascading around her forehead and ears. She is dressed in a garment with a ruffled neckline and detailed embroidery along the edges, featuring pleats and a bow tied at the shoulder. The portrait is set within a circular frame against a dark background with no distinct elements visible. The name "Mrs. Herrion" and the word "Walter" appear written below the circular frame on the card.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Ann Plume Herron
Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin
- Date
- 1808
- Medium
- mezzotint and engraving in black on wove paper mounted to brown wove paper
- Dimensions
- image (irregular): 5.72 × 5.72 cm (2 1/4 × 2 1/4 in.) sheet (trimmed to plate): 6.83 × 6.19 cm (2 11/16 × 2 7/16 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 2015.19.1584.42.5
- Credit line
- Corcoran Collection (Gift of William Wilson Corcoran)
- Time span
- 1801 to 1825
- Department
- CG-W
Portfolio and series
- Series
- Saint-Mémin Collection of Portraits
Subjects and terms
- portrait
- American
- Woman
- engraving
- mezzotint
- Profile
Provenance
the artist, Dijon, France; Léon Victor Raoul Leclerc, Vicomte de Juigné (the artist's nephew), Dijon, France, 1852; (Henry Stevens, London, England, c. 1859); William W. Corcoran, Washington, DC, c. 1874; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1875; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art
Inscription
lower center mount in black ink by unknown hand: Mrs. Herron. / Walter
NGA object ID 215156. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.