Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1808
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Thomas Bolling Robertson is a 1808 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a portrait of Thomas Bolling Robertson. He's dressed in formal clothing and looks straight ahead. The portrait is very detailed, which makes it interesting because it was made using a technique that was popular back then, and the artist put a lot of work into it. The artist used a lot of lines and shading to create depth. This was a common way to add details to portraits at the time. 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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