Esperanza, Church
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1795
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1795
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Esperanza, Church is a 1795 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a neoclassical church with tall columns and a simple roof. The sharp lines and careful shading make it look crisp and orderly. Saint-Mémin made this in 1795, during a time when America was building many new government buildings in this style. He used a method where metal plates are etched with acid to hold ink. Check out another print by the same artist, Saint-Mémin, Charles B. J. Févret de.
