Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1802
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
John Murray is a 1802 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a small black-and-white portrait. It shows John Murray in profile, from the shoulders up. The artist used a smooth, velvety shading called mezzotint. Mezzotint lets the artist go from dark to light in one plate. It was rare in America in 1802. Saint-Mémin brought this European method to the U.S. The lines feel soft yet sharp. Look at the way the collar catches the light. Try searching for 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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