Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1801
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Mrs. Smith is a 1801 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a woman in a dark dress with white lace at her neck and wrists. Her hair is pulled back tight. She sits against a plain background. This is a mezzotint, a tricky print method where the artist roughens metal plates to make soft shadows. You can feel her calm stare. Her face is softly lit but her clothes stay dark. Check out more like this by the same hand. Look for 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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