Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1809
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
John Porteous is a 1809 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows John Porteous in profile. He has curly hair and a prominent nose. He's wearing a dark jacket and a ruffled white shirt. This portrait is interesting because it's made with a lot of detail. The artist paid close attention to the subject's features. To learn more about the methods used to create this portrait, look into the technique: engraving.
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.
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