George Pepper
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1802
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1802
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
George Pepper is a 1802 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows George Pepper, a man in a dark coat with a white cravat. His face is lit from the left, casting soft shadows on his cheek. The print uses fine lines to blend light and dark. This technique, called mezzotint, makes skin look smooth and fabric fold softly. Mezzotint relies on roughing a metal plate then smoothing parts to create tones. Check Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin’s work for more.
