Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1803
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
James McHenry is a 1803 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows James McHenry's portrait. He's dressed in formal attire. The artist used a lot of detail to make the portrait look realistic. The portrait is small, measuring only 5.72 × 5.56 cm. It's a mezzotint and engraving, which was a common technique back then. The artist, Saint-Mémin, was able to create a lot of texture and depth in the portrait. You can learn more about this technique by looking up the work of 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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