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The image shows a profile portrait of a man sitting and facing to the left. He has short, curly hair and sharp facial features, such as a defined nose and high cheekbones. The man is wearing a high-collared shirt and a dark coat with broad lapels from the early 19th century. The portrait is drawn in monochrome with emphasis on shadows and contrasts. The background is circular and dark, contrasting with the lighter tones of his face and clothing. Below the portrait, there is an inscription in cursive writing that reads "Dr. Baron Alexander."
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The image shows a profile portrait of a man sitting and facing to the left. He has short, curly hair and sharp facial features, such as a defined nose and high cheekbones. The man is wearing a high-collared shirt and a dark coat with broad lapels from the early 19th century. The portrait is drawn in monochrome with emphasis on shadows and contrasts. The background is circular and dark, contrasting with the lighter tones of his face and clothing. Below the portrait, there is an inscription in cursive writing that reads "Dr. Baron Alexander."

National Gallery of Art · Print

Alexander Baron, Jr.

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

Date
1809
Medium
mezzotint and engraving in black on wove paper mounted to brown wove paper
Dimensions
image (irregular): 5.72 × 5.56 cm (2 1/4 × 2 3/16 in.) sheet (trimmed to plate): 6.83 × 6.19 cm (2 11/16 × 2 7/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.19.1584.45.8
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of William Wilson Corcoran)
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Saint-Mémin Collection of Portraits

Subjects and terms

  • portrait
  • American
  • engraving
  • mezzotint
  • Man
  • 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: Dr. Baron. Jr / Alexander

NGA object ID 215207. 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.