Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1808
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
George Jefferson, Jr. is a 1808 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows George Jefferson Jr.’s right profile in crisp black and white. His sharp collar points up like a tiny arrow. The artist used cross-hatching—tiny lines that make shadows look real. Saint-Mémin made many portraits this way in early 1800s Washington. This one feels stiff, almost like a business card from the past. Want to see more? Look up the 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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