Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1800
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Chaudron is a 1800 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This tiny engraving shows a man in profile with tight curls and sharp cheekbones. It’s only five and a half centimeters square, yet every line counts. Saint-Mémin used cross-hatching—tiny lines crisscrossing to build shadows and depth without any color. Look at the top right corner: you’ll spot his signature and the year 1802. Most prints from this era were bigger and brighter, but this pocket-sized piece feels intimate. Try the same technique next. See how cross-hatching changes a face.
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.
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