Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1796
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Washington Morton is a 1796 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a profile portrait of Washington Morton. It's a small work, measuring only 5.6 cm. The artist used a lot of detail in this tiny space. The portrait is a silhouette, which was a popular way to make profiles at the time, often used to create quick and accurate likenesses. You can learn more about this style by looking into 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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