Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1800
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Tarlton Bates is a 1800 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a man’s right profile in dark, smooth lines. The light catches his nose and cheekbone just enough to make his face stand out. His dark coat blends into the background, so all your eye sees is his sharp jawline and thoughtful gaze. Saint-Mémin used a printing trick called mezzotint. It lets artists create soft shadows without lines, so faces look almost real. This method was huge in early American portraits. Look up 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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