Drawing (visual work)
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Drawing (visual work)

Object number
24.1.3
Title
Christopher Grant Champlin
Creator
Saint-Memin, Charles B.J.F. de
Date
May 12 1800
Description
Profile bust in black and white; portrait of Christopher Grant Champlin. Profile bust in black and white; subject faces left; short hair on top, long in back and tied in bow; shirt ruffles protrude from jacket. Artist known for his mechanically reproduced profiles, called "physiognotraces."
Materials
charcoal
paper
graphite
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Sara Borie Mason in memory of her husband George C. Mason Jr. and his father George C. Mason.
Object Type
drawings (visual works)
Subjects
Newport Artillery Company
Rhode Island Bank
Related People & Organizations
Champlin, Christopher Grant (associated)
de Saint-Memin, Charles B.J.F. (associated)
Mason, Sarah (associated)
Mason, Sarah Borie, Mrs. (associated)