Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1808
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
John Clarke is a 1808 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This small engraving shows a man’s face in profile, carved on metal then inked for printing. His high collar and neat hair scream early 1800s style. The image is tiny—only two inches across—but the sharp lines give it real punch. Mezzotint prints like this start with a roughened metal plate. Artists smooth areas they want lighter, keeping rough spots for darker shadows. Cross-hatching adds fine lines that catch the light. 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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