Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1809
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Doctor Dalton is a 1809 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a portrait of a man in profile view. He's dressed in simple clothing and has a calm face. The portrait is interesting because it shows the subject, John Dalton, in a straightforward way, without any dramatic poses or backgrounds, which was a common style for portraits at that time. The artist likely chose this style to focus on Dalton's personality. The portrait is part of a larger collection of portraits by the same artist. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique of engraving.
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.
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