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Jean Salomon Fazi, by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, ink, 1800

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Jean Salomon Fazi is a 1800 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

When & what style?
1800 · Romanticism
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National Gallery of Art

About this work

This portrait shows a man with a large nose and tightly curled hair, wearing a high-collared coat. He's set against a plain, dark background. The portrait includes inscriptions at the bottom. The man's coat and hairstyle give a sense of his time period. The details in the portrait are achieved through a specific method. To learn more about this method, look up the technique: engraving.

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Portrait of Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
Artist

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.

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