John P. Thompson is an artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

John P. Thompson made small, fine prints in the early 1800s, when artists were printing everything from portraits to landscapes on paper with hand-engraved plates. In the collection you’ll find a set of their Print Collection, a group of scenes and faces carved in ink. Look for the way the light falls across the coat collars and the way a single line can suggest a whole room.

Tap any print to zoom in on the tools Thompson used, tiny dots and cross-hatches that build the picture.