Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1808
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
James Woodson Bates is a 1808 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a portrait of James Woodson Bates. He's dressed in formal clothes and looks serious. The artist used a lot of detail to make the portrait look realistic, which is interesting because it was made over 200 years ago and still looks very sharp. The portrait is part of a collection of portraits made by the artist, which suggests that the artist was interested in capturing the likenesses of many people. This collection might have been used to show off the artist's skills. You can learn more about this style by looking up the technique of engraving.
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.
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