Historical Figure
Charles de Saint-Mémin
Charles de Saint-Mémin was a French émigré artist who used the physiognotrace device to create precisely detailed profile portrait engravings of prominent Americans, including Meriwether Lewis in 1807. He also engraved likenesses of Osage and other Native American delegates who visited Washington following the expedition.
Portrait: Public Domain, Self-Portrait, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon
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5 total items
Art (5)
Meriwether Lewis in Shoshone Dress
Charles de Saint-Mémin, 1807
Watercolor on paper
William Clark (Profile Portrait)
Charles de Saint-Mémin, c. 1807-1808
Chalk and crayon on paper, life-size profile
Sheheke (Big White), Mandan Chief
Charles de Saint-Mémin, 1807
Chalk and crayon on paper, life-size profile
Yellow Corn, Wife of Sheheke
Charles de Saint-Mémin, 1807
Chalk and crayon on paper, life-size profile
Meriwether Lewis (Profile Portrait)
Charles de Saint-Mémin, c. 1803–1807
Engraving on paper
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