Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1804
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Thorowgood Smith is a 1804 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a person's upper body from the side, facing left. The person is wearing formal clothes. The details on their face are very clear. This portrait is interesting because it was made using a special technique. It's a mix of mezzotint and engraving, which allows for a lot of detail. You can learn more about the artist's use of techniques like this by looking at the work of the museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.
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