Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1804
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
S. Sterett is a 1804 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a small square portrait in black and white. The face looks straight at you with calm eyes. The background is plain, no extra details. Look closer at the artist’s name. It’s printed right on the page. This is how people knew who made prints back then—simple and clear. Try searching for Saint-Mémin, Charles B. J. Févret de next.
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.
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