Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1806
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
William Brent is a 1806 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows Richard Brent in side view. His dark coat and white cravat stand out against a plain background. The artist used fine lines to shade his face and clothes. Mezzotint gives soft shadows that make his features feel real. You can almost see the light hitting his cheek. The artist first drew Brent’s face, then cut the plate to print this image. Look up the artist who taught Saint-Mémin the craft of cross-hatching.
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.
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