Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1809
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Mrs. William Drayton is a 1809 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a woman with a straight nose and defined lips. She's dressed in old-fashioned clothes. The woman's portrait is detailed, which is interesting because it was made using a difficult technique. The artist had to be very skilled to create this level of detail. The portrait is a mezzotint and engraving on paper, which was a common method at the time. You can learn more about this kind of artwork 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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