Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1804
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Ashton Alexander is a 1804 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a man in profile, facing right, in this portrait. He's dressed in simple clothing. The artist used a lot of detail to make the portrait look realistic. The portrait is interesting because it shows the subject's personality through his expression. The artist, Saint-Mémin, was known for making portraits like this. He used a technique that involved making many small lines to create shading and texture. You can learn more about this technique by looking into the work of artist: Saint-Mémin, Charles B. J. Févret de
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.
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