Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1802
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Meriwether Lewis is a 1802 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows Meriwether Lewis in a head-and-shoulders portrait. He's in profile with a straight nose and firm chin. His hair is short, curly, and light-colored. The portrait shows Lewis in an upright position, either seated or standing. It's a formal pose, giving a sense of his personality. To learn more about the method used to create this image, 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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