Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1800
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
John Armentaire Monges is a 1800 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows John Armentaire Monges, a Haitian revolutionary leader. He's dressed formally, with a serious expression. The artist included lots of details in the portrait, like the folds of Monges' clothing and the background. The portrait is interesting because it's a mezzotint and engraving, which was a common way to make prints at the time. This technique allowed the artist to create many copies of the portrait, which helped spread Monges' image. You can learn more about the artist who made this portrait by looking up 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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