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Elizabeth May Busti, by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, ink, 1807

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Elizabeth May Busti is a 1807 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

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1807 · Romanticism
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National Gallery of Art

About this work

The painting shows a woman from the early 19th century. She is dressed in clothes from that time. The artist used a special technique to create the portrait. The woman in the portrait is Elizabeth May Busti. She is depicted with careful details, like the folds in her clothes. You can learn more about this technique by looking into the work of artist: Saint-Mémin, Charles B. J. Févret de

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Portrait of Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
Artist

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.

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