John Leake Norton
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1797
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1797
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
John Leake Norton is a 1797 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a man's portrait. He's dressed in simple clothes and looks straight ahead. The artist used a lot of detail to make the portrait look real, which is interesting because it was made over 200 years ago. The artist was very skilled at making portraits like this one. He used a special technique to create the details and textures in the portrait. You can learn more about this technique by looking up the work of artist: Saint-Mémin, Charles B. J. Févret de.
