Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1800
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
James Cathcart Johnston is a 1800 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows James Cathcart Johnston. He's dressed in simple clothes, looking straight ahead. The artist used a lot of detail to make him look realistic. The detail in this portrait is interesting because it tells us about the person. We can see the folds in his clothes and the expression on his face. This kind of detail suggests the artist was trying to show Johnston's personality. You can learn more about this kind of artwork by looking at the technique: engraving.
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.
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