Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1802
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Cornelius Comegys is a 1802 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a man in formal clothes, with a high-collared shirt and dark coat. He looks serious and proper. The artist used a lot of details to make the portrait look realistic. The subject, Cornelius Comegys, is set against a simple background, which makes him stand out. This was a common way to portrait people back then, to focus on the person. You can learn more about this style by looking at the work of artist: 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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