Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1802
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Rodgers is a 1802 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a small oval portrait in black and white. A man with a white cravat and dark coat stares straight at you. The lines are soft but sharp — a print made by pressing ink onto paper. This is a mezzotint, a tricky print method. The artist burnished the plate to make shadows melt into light. That’s why the face looks so smooth and real. If you like this smooth style, check out 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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