Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1802
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Mary Wright Sonntag Wells is a 1802 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a woman sitting with a gentle smile. She's dressed in old-fashioned clothes. The artist paid close attention to details like her hair and dress. The woman in the painting is Mary Wright Sonntag Wells. She was portrayed in a way that looks very polite and proper. This was a common way to paint people back then. You can learn more about this style by looking at the work of artist: Saint-Mémin, Charles B. J. Févret de.
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.
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