Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1804
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Charles O'Rourke 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 young man with a big nose and full lips. He has lots of hair, which was typical for that time. The portrait is very small, only a few centimeters across. The young man's hair is styled in a way that was popular in the late 1700s. This was a time when people liked to look fancy and elegant. The artist paid close attention to the details of the man's face. You can learn more about this kind of artwork by looking at the technique: engraving.
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.
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