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Marc Isambard Brunel, by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, ink, 1798

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Marc Isambard Brunel is a 1798 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

When & what style?
1798 · Romanticism
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National Gallery of Art

About this work

This painting shows a man sitting in a side view. He has detailed features and formal hair. The artist paid attention to his subject's face and clothes. The man in the painting is Marc Isambard Brunel. He was an engineer and his portrait is very detailed. This suggests the artist wanted to show Brunel's personality. You can learn more about this style by looking at the work of artist: Saint-Mémin, Charles B. J. Févret de.

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Portrait of Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
Artist

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.

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