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Jefferson Oval Portrait by Saint-Mémin (Physiognotrace)

Jefferson Oval Portrait by Saint-Mémin (Physiognotrace)

Physiognotrace portrait of Thomas Jefferson by  Charles Fevret de Saint-Mémin, 1804; photographic image of the object owned by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation; public domain.

Date Made
1804
Artist Maker
Charles Fevret de Saint-Mémin (1770-1852)
PlaceMade
Washington, D.C.
Materials
Engraving
Dimensions
5.4 (2 1/8 in.)
Provenance:
Thomas Jefferson [possibly Martha Jefferson Randolph]; by descent to Virginia and Nicholas Trist; by descent to Charles, James, and John Eddy; by gift to Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation in 1962
Accession Number:
1962-1-38

For more information on this portrait, see this article on another portrait of Thomas Jefferson by Saint-Mémin.