Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1802
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Isaac Penington is a 1802 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This small engraving shows a man in profile against a plain background. His nose is strong and his gray hair curls neatly. The piece is a circle, just 5.6 cm wide, like a tiny window into the past. Saint-Mémin made these portraits after studying in Paris. He used a tool to carve ink-holding grooves into metal. Only then could he print rich blacks on soft paper. This method is called mezzotint. It gives smooth shades without brush strokes. Look up the artist Saint-Mémin, Charles B. J. Févret de next.
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.
See the richer artist pageYour cart is empty
Explore artworks →
