Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1797
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Maria Franklin Clinton is a 1797 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This portrait shows a woman in profile, with curly hair and an elegant dress. She's set against a simple background. The artist used a lot of detail to show her refined demeanor, which was a key part of the neoclassical style during this time, and this attention to detail is also evident in the subject's clothing and accessories. To learn more about this style of portrait, look up 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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