Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1800
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Edme Ducatel is a 1800 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows Edme Ducatel’s face in sharp left profile. His coat collar and cravat are finely detailed. The shadows around his jaw look almost real thanks to the artist’s skill. Mechanically, it’s a mezzotint—a technique where a roughened metal plate holds ink, then smoothed so only shadows stay dark. Saint-Mémin used that trick to build soft, glowing skin tones. If you like this crisp look, try 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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