Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1798
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Mary M. Caldwell is a 1798 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a small portrait of a woman, Mary M. Caldwell. She's dressed in simple clothes and has a calm face. The artist used a technique to create lots of details in a small space, which is interesting because it shows how much care was taken to make this portrait. The portrait is very detailed, which suggests the artist was trying to show Mary's personality. The small size of the portrait makes it feel intimate. 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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