
Alexander Rider (?)
1808 · Conté crayon, charcoal (?), and white-chalk heightening on off-white laid paper coated with gouache
21 5/8 x 16 3/4 in. (54.9 x 42.5 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin was a French portrait painter and museum director. He left France during the Revolution, and worked as a portrait engraver in the United States in the early 19th century. He created portraits from life of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and others. He later served as museum director in Dijon.
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