Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1800
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paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
William Henry Harrison is a 1800 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows William Henry Harrison sitting stiffly in a chair. His coat buttons glint in the light, and the artist carved delicate curls into the powdered hair. Harrison looks serious, like someone used to making rules. Mezzotint prints like this were popular for spreading politicians’ faces fast. The technique lets an artist print soft shadows and sharp bright spots in one go. This made printed portraits feel almost like paintings. Check out more prints by 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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