Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1804
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Nathaniel Potter is a 1804 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This small print shows a man in a dark coat. He faces left with a serious look. The artist used fine lines to shade his face and coat, making it look three-dimensional. The print is tiny—just over two inches square. It was made in 1804 using a technique called mezzotint, where artists rough up a metal plate to create soft shadows. Look for another portrait 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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