Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1810
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Roddey is a 1810 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This tiny print shows a man in a dark coat with a high collar. His face is half in shadow. The background is plain and light. Mezzotint uses roughened metal plates to print rich, velvety blacks. This method lets the artist build tones from deep shadow to soft light in one plate. Saint-Mémin was known for portraits like this. Look for 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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