Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1807
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Simeon Baldwin is a 1807 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a small black-and-white print of a man’s face in three-quarter view. The artist used fine lines to shape the cheekbones and hair, a method called mezzotint that lets shadows fade softly. The paper shows its age with slight yellowing along the edges. Look closely at the eyes. One pupil is slightly off-center, giving the portrait a quiet, human feel. That small mistake makes the whole image feel alive. Check out more prints by 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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