Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1805
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Joseph C. Lewis II is a 1805 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This small portrait shows a man in a dark coat against a plain background. His face is lit from the side, giving it soft shadows. The artist used fine lines to carve details into the copper plate. Mezzotint is tricky: the artist roughens the plate first, then smooths parts to create shades of gray. This print shows that process in crisp detail. If you like fine printmaking, look up 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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