Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1800
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
John Fanning Watson is a 1800 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a man's upper-body profile, facing left. He has curly hair and a clean-shaven face. He's dressed in a coat with a high collar and white cravat. The detail that makes this work interesting is the artist's use of mezzotint and engraving to create texture and depth. To learn more about the artist's skill with these techniques, look up the work of artist: 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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