Van Staphorst, Jr.
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1797
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1797
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Van Staphorst, Jr. is a 1797 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This small print shows a man’s face in profile. His sharp suit and calm look feel formal. The artist used fine lines to shade his coat and skin. You’ll notice the cross-hatching. That’s where lines crisscross to make shadows deeper. It’s a trick to give a flat print some shape. Want to see more like this? Look up Saint-Mémin, Charles B. J. Févret de.
