Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1797
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Unidentified Female Silhouette is a 1797 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a woman's silhouette in black on brown paper. It's interesting because the woman is unknown, and that's what makes this work notable. The artist used a technique to create lots of detail with just black and white. Look up the technique of engraving to learn more about how it was used by 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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