Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1800
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Mrs. Brumaud is a 1800 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows a woman in a dark dress with a white collar. Her face is lit from the side, so shadows fall softly on her cheek. The artist used fine lines to make her look real. Saint-Mémin lived in America. He made prints like this one by scratching a metal plate, then inking it to press onto paper. The process is called mezzotint, a tricky way to get smooth gradations of tone. Want to see more? Check out work by 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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