Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1796
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Van Polen is a 1796 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This portrait shows a man with a calm face. He's dressed in simple clothing. The artist used a lot of detail to draw his face and clothes. The mezzotint and engraving techniques make the portrait look detailed and textured. This was a common way to make portraits back then, but it's still interesting to see how the artist used these techniques to create a realistic image. You can learn more about this technique by looking up 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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