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Jean-Victor Moreau

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white portrait drawing of a man in profile facing left. The man has short, wavy dark hair. He has a visible jawline and nose. The man has facial hair on his chin and under his ear. He wears a high-collared dark jacket with a patterned fabric at the collar and placket. The background is white with grey-blue undertones and marks. The drawing is in a black frame.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1806 or 1811
Medium:
Charcoal (?), Conté crayon, and white-chalk heightening on off-white laid paper coated with gouache
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
462 × 625 px
Museum record:
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