Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1799
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
James R. Caldwell is a 1799 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This portrait shows a man facing right. He's dressed in formal clothes. The portrait is quite detailed, which makes it interesting because it was made using a difficult technique. The artist paid close attention to the subject's facial features and clothing. This suggests the artist was skilled at their craft. To learn more about this style of artwork, look up 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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