Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1809
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
John Trippe is a 1809 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This small print shows a man in a dark coat with a high collar. His face is sharp and serious. The artist used fine lines to shade his skin and clothes. Mezzotint was popular in the early 1800s for smooth, detailed portraits. This print uses cross-hatching—tiny lines—to build up shadows and textures. The paper is thin, almost see-through. Try looking up 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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