Who created "Mrs. George Clinton (Cornelia Tappen)"?

Mrs. George Clinton (Cornelia Tappen) was created by Thomas Bluget De Valdenuit|Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin in ca. 1797.

When was "Mrs. George Clinton (Cornelia Tappen)" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1797.

Is "Mrs. George Clinton (Cornelia Tappen)" in the public domain?

Yes, Mrs. George Clinton (Cornelia Tappen) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Mrs. George Clinton (Cornelia Tappen)

Q: What medium is "Mrs. George Clinton (Cornelia Tappen)"?

Mrs. George Clinton (Cornelia Tappen) is Conté crayone, charcoal (?), and white-chalk heightening on off-white laid paper coated with gouache.

Thomas Bluget De Valdenuit|Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin

ca. 1797

Medium

Conté crayone, charcoal (?), and white-chalk heightening on off-white laid paper coated with gouache

Dimensions

21 3/8 x 13 3/4 in. (54.3 x 34.9 cm)

Classification

Drawing

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Anonymous Gift, 1940

Accession Number

40.167.2

Tags

ProfilesWomenPortraits

Art Historical Context

This elegant profile portrait of Mrs. Clinton, née Cornelia Tappen (ca. 1797), the poise of an early American gentlewoman. Created by French émigré artist Charles Balthazar Julien Fret de Saint-Mé in collaboration with Thomas Bluget Valdenuit, it the wife of George Clinton, New York's influential first governor and later U.S. vice president. Rendered in the Federal-era style, such profiles evoked classical antiquity—inspired by Roman coins and cameo silhouettes—symbolizing republican virtue amid the young nation's post-Revolutionary identity. Saint-Mémin pioneered a mechanical "physionotrace"...

Mrs. George Clinton (Cornelia Tappen)

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