Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1801
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
de Villers is a 1801 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows a man in profile. His sharp nose and tight curls stand out against a plain dark background. The coat’s high collar frames his face. The artist used mezzotint, a tricky technique where he roughened a metal plate to make soft shadows. He polished parts smooth to catch light. The result feels almost photographic for its time. Try looking up Saint-Mémin’s other portraits next.
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.
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