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Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a man in profile from the chest up, turned to the left. His head is slightly elevated, and he is looking straight ahead. He has curly medium-length hair, a prominent nose, and a rounded chin. The man is wearing a high-collared jacket with a textured pattern and a white neck cloth. There are no visible jewelry or objects. The background is uniformly dark and circular, creating a vignetted effect. The image is in a rectangular frame with handwritten text at the bottom.

Artwork Details

Date
1801
Medium
mezzotint and engraving in black on wove paper mounted to brown wove paper
Dimensions
3472 × 4000 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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