Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1807
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Paul Busti is a 1807 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, his face turned to the side. His hair is tied back neatly. The lines around his eyes and mouth look soft, like he’s thinking quietly. The artist used a technique called mezzotint. It makes smooth shadows instead of sharp lines. Here, the darkest parts blend into lighter ones, giving the face a gentle glow. Look up Saint-Mémin, Charles B. J. Févret de for more prints like this.
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.
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