Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1808
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
James Crenshaw Anthony is a 1808 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a portrait of James Crenshaw Anthony in profile. He's shown from the side, with his face turned away from us. The artist made this portrait in 1808, and it's a significant historical piece because it shows what people looked like back then. The portrait is special because it was made using a technique that was popular at the time. The artist had to be very careful when making it, as it's a detailed portrait. You can learn more about this technique by looking into the work of 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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