Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1807
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Perez Morton is a 1807 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows Perez Morton’s face in three-quarter view. His white cravat stands out against his dark coat. The artist used fine lines to shade his skin and clothes. Mezzotint prints like this were rare in early America. The technique lets artists create smooth gradations from light to dark. Saint-Mémin learned it in Europe before bringing it to the U.S. Look at the tiny cross-hatching near the ear for detail.
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.
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