Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1796
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Schweighauser is a 1796 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a man's profile against a plain background. He's wearing formal clothes and has distinct facial features. The artist used this style to show the person's identity. This type of portrait was common in the 18th century. It was a way to represent people in a formal and simple way. The subject's face is the main focus of the portrait. You can learn more about this style by looking at 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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