Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1804
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dodge is a 1804 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a small, square portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat. His face is lit from the side, giving it depth and weight. The background is plain, just a dark wash that pushes his features forward. This print uses a technique called mezzotint. The artist worked the metal plate so the shadows melt into smooth tones instead of lines. It feels almost photographic for its time. Look up Saint-Mémin, Charles B. J. Févret de next.
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.
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