Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1808
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Charles Everett is a 1808 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows a young man’s head and shoulders in profile, his face calm and slightly turned. The artist used fine lines to create soft shadows on the skin, making the face feel real and lifelike. Notice how the hair blends into the dark background—almost like it’s fading away. Saint-Mémin made many portraits this way in early 1800s America. Mezzotint prints like this were popular for showing important people without fancy colors. They took skill, since artists had to scratch light into dark metal plates. Try looking up 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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