William Nelson
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1808
ink
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
William Nelson is a 1808 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a profile of a man. He's looking straight ahead, and his face is the main focus. The artist used a lot of detail to create this image. The man in the picture is William Nelson, and the artist made this portrait using a special technique. This technique allowed for a lot of texture and depth in the image. You can learn more about this technique by looking into the work of artist: Saint-Mémin, Charles B. J. Févret de.