William Clarke Sommerville
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1808
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1808
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This print shows a man in a dark coat with a high white collar. His face is calm, lit from the side. The background is plain and dark. Mezzotint prints like this were popular for portraits in the early 1800s. The artist used fine lines to shade the face and coat. You can see tiny cross-hatches for texture. This work comes from the Saint-Mémin collection at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
