Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1796
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Fortescue Cuming is a 1796 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This portrait shows a seated man with wavy hair and a prominent nose. He's wearing a dark coat. The background is simple, with a plain circle and an inscription. The man in the portrait is Fortescue Cuming. His face is the focus. The artist used a lot of detail to draw his features. You can learn more about this style by looking at the work of artist: 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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