Marie Francoise Bancel
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1796
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1796
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This picture shows a woman in a white dress with a dark shawl. Her face is calm and her hair is pulled back tight. The artist used soft shadows to make her look real. The artist made the image with a sharp tool on metal plates. He pressed ink onto paper from these plates. This trick, called mezzotint, lets him show smooth shifts from light to dark. Look up Saint-Mémin, Charles B. J. Févret de to see more prints like this.
