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Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Accession Number
S/NPG.74.39.15.3
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Art Historical Context
**John Huger (1808)** *Charles Balthazar Julien Fret de Saint-Mé (1770–1852)* This elegant print portrays John Huger, a prominent Carolina planter and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1795 to 1799 and later as a state senator. Created in 1808, it captures the early American Republic's spirit, when portraiture celebrated civic leaders shaping the young nation. Saint-Mémin, a émigré who fled the Revolution, became renowned in Philadelphia and New York for documenting America's elite, blending European sophistication with democratic ideals. Saint-Mémin's innov...