Jacques Frémy is an artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Early 19th-century Paris saw printmakers cranking out crisp portraits for the bourgeoisie. Jacques Frémy carved Melle Emile Levert in line like a calling card, her lace collar rendered in delicate cross-hatching. A single sheet, ink on paper, no background fuss, just a young woman’s calm gaze and the steady hand of the burin.

The print’s crisp contours let you count each pearl on her ribbon. See how the light catches the copperplate’s finest grooves.