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Engraved profile portrait of a woman with powdered curls and ruffled collar, inscribed Mrs. Alexander Macomb 1797.

Mrs. Alexander Macomb (Janet Marshall Macomb), 1797

A woman in profile facing left, her hair dressed in full powdered curls, wearing a ruffled lace collar and draped garment, shown within a dark circular field. The handwritten inscription above reads "Mrs. Alexander Macomb 1797," and the fine stippled lines of this engraving create soft, graduated tones.

Artist
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
Date
1797
Medium
Engraving on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
2136 × 2240 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1797).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery