John Cotton Smith
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1806
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1806
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This small print shows a man’s face in profile. His white hair curls at the neck. His coat has high lapels and a dark edge. The background is plain. Mezzotint prints like this were trendy in the early 1800s. Artists used engraved metal plates to copy portraits fast. This one copies a painting of John Cotton Smith, a Connecticut governor. Want to see how the plate was cut? Look up Saint-Mémin, Charles B. J. Févret de.
