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Robert Wescott, by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, ink, 1798

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Robert Wescott is a 1798 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

When & what style?
1798 · Romanticism
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National Gallery of Art

About this work

You see a man in black in this portrait. He's dressed in simple clothes and has a serious face. The artist used a lot of details to show the man's features, like his hair and eyes, which makes the portrait interesting. The artist, Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin, was skilled at making portraits like this one. He used a technique that involved engraving and mezzotint to create the image. To learn more about similar portraits, look up the work of artist: Saint-Mémin, Charles B. J. Févret de.

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Portrait of Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
Artist

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.

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