Dacosta
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1798
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1798
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dacosta is a 1798 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a small portrait of a person in the painting. The artist used a lot of details to show the person's face and clothes. This was a common way to make portraits at that time, and it's interesting to see how the artist used different lines and shades to create a realistic image. You can learn more about this style by looking into the work of artist: Saint-Mémin, Charles B. J. Févret de.