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Martha Round Caldwell, by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, ink, 1800

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Martha Round Caldwell is a 1800 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

When & what style?
1800 · Romanticism
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National Gallery of Art

About this work

This painting shows a woman's portrait. She's dressed in old-fashioned clothes. The artist made many portraits like this one, which is interesting because it shows how people looked back then. The artist was good at making portraits that looked like the real person. He used a special technique to create details and textures. You can learn more about this technique by looking up 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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