Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1804
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Carter is a 1804 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a profile of Edward Carter. He's wearing a coat with broad lapels and a cravat. The artist used a technique to create lots of details in the portrait. The portrait is small, measuring 5.72 × 5.72 cm. It's made using mezzotint and engraving on paper. This technique allows for delicate lines and shading. You can learn more about this technique by looking into engraving.
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.
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