Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1809
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
John Barnwell Deveaux is a 1809 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This small engraving shows John Barnwell Deveaux in profile. His curly hair and formal coat are sharply cut from the dark background. The artist used fine lines to shade the face and coat, making them stand out in the dark ink. The artist, Saint-Mémin, was known for crisp profile portraits like this. He worked in the U.S. around 1800, when portrait prints were popular but expensive. Look up Saint-Mémin, Charles B. J. Févret de next.
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.
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