Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1802
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Jacob S. Waln is a 1802 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows Jacob S. Waln in a dark coat with a white ruffled shirt. His face is lit softly from the left, with fine lines in the cheeks and forehead. The artist used cross-hatching to build shadows around the eyes and under the chin. Mezzotint was a popular way to copy portraits in the early 1800s. It gives smooth gradations between light and dark, making the face look almost three-dimensional. This method was slower and pricier than other print techniques. Look up 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.
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