Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1799
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
David Holmes is a 1799 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a person, David Holmes, in a detailed portrait. He's looking straight at us with a serious expression. The artist used a lot of lines to create texture and depth in the portrait, which is interesting because it makes the subject look very realistic. The portrait is part of a collection of portraits made by the same artist, which suggests that the artist was interested in capturing the likenesses of many people. This collection is notable for its detailed and expressive portraits, which were likely valued by the people who sat for them. You can learn more about this style of portrait by looking at the work of the 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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