Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1807
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
William Lee is a 1807 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a man in a strict profile view. He has a prominent nose and determined jawline. The man is William Lee, an inventor who made a big impact on textile technology with his knitting machine. He looks focused and serious in this portrait. The details of his face are precise, which suggests the artist was trying to show Lee's personality. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique of engraving.
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.
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