Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1808
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Unidentified Man 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 man's head and upper torso in profile. He's wearing a dark coat and a light cravat. The portrait is small and circular. This artwork is part of a collection of similar portraits, which is interesting because it suggests the artist was experimenting with a specific format. The details in the man's clothing and face are carefully rendered. To learn more about this style of portrait, look up the technique: engraving.
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.
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