Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1800
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Comegys is a 1800 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This portrait shows a man in profile, wearing a dark coat and a white cravat. He has distinct curls and sideburns. You might notice the details in his hair and clothes, which suggest a careful attention to the subject's appearance. The portrait is a bust, showing the man from the shoulders up, facing right. This kind of portrait was common in the past, often used to depict important people. To learn more about this style of portrait, look up the museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.
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