Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1807
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Peter Sailly is a 1807 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a small portrait of Peter Sailly in this artwork. The portrait is very detailed, even though it's tiny. It was made using a special process that involved engraving a metal plate. This technique allowed the artist to create lots of fine lines and shading. The artist used this technique to create many portraits, and you can learn more about this process by looking into 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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