Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1804
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
William MacRea is a 1804 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This tiny print shows a man in a dark coat with a white cravat. His face is sharp and well-lit. The edges are cut into a rough oval shape. Mezzotint lets artists make soft shadows and smooth gradations. Saint-Mémin used cross-hatching to add fine details. Tiny lines shape the face and collar. Look up another close-up portrait by the same artist.
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.
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