Edward Brailsford
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1798
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1798
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This painting shows a portrait of Edward Brailsford. He's looking straight at us with a calm face. The artist used a lot of detail to draw his hair and clothes. The portrait is very small, only about 5.5 cm square. It's made with a special technique that involves scratching lines into a metal plate. This technique helps create a lot of texture and shading in the picture. You can learn more about this kind of art by looking into the technique of engraving.
