Artist: Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Mémin (French, 1770-1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director ( Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon). He left France during the Revolution and worked as a portrait engraver in the United States in the early 19th century.
Title: General William Eaton (1764-1811) was a United States Army officer and the diplomatic officer Consul General to Tunisia.
Titled: William Eaton in ink.
Dimensions: platemark 2 3/4" x 2 1/2'. Sheet 10" x 8".
Date: 1808.
Materials and Techniques: Engraving, roulette, and mezzotint on cream wove paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Scattered foxing to edges. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts c1984.x.227.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XVIII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of the same item from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts collection.