Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1805
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
William Sanford is a 1805 ink by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a portrait of William Sanford. He's dressed formally, with a gentle face. The portrait is detailed, which makes it interesting - it was made using a few techniques like mezzotint and engraving, which were popular back then. The artist put a lot of work into the details, like the folds of his clothes. This kind of attention to detail was important for portraits. You can learn more about this technique by looking into engraving.
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French pronunciation: ; 1770–1852) was a French portrait painter and museum director.
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