Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1799
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Edward Edwards is a 1799 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This portrait shows a man from the mid-chest upwards. He has a prominent nose and a serious expression. The portrait is detailed, which suggests the artist took time to get it right. The artist used mezzotint and engraving to create this portrait. This technique allows for a lot of detail and texture. It's interesting that the artist chose to show the subject in profile. You can learn more about this technique by looking into engraving.
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.
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