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Martha Lampley Levy, by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, ink, 1802

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Overview

Martha Lampley Levy is a 1802 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

When & what style?
1802 · Romanticism
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National Gallery of Art

About this work

This painting shows a woman's portrait. She is dressed in old-fashioned clothes. The artist used a lot of details to make her look realistic, like the folds in her dress and the jewelry she's wearing. The woman in the painting is Martha Lampley Levy, and she was someone important to the artist. The way the artist drew her suggests they wanted to show her 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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