Marie-Thérèse, Holy Roman Empress
1792
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1792
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Marie-Thérèse, Holy Roman Empress is a 1792 ink by Jacob Adam, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a black-and-white portrait of a woman with curled hair and a ruffled dress. She’s framed inside an oval, with a wreath of flowers and ribbons around the border. Below, a banner has Latin text, and the whole scene looks like it’s carved into the paper. The artist used fine lines to create shading and detail, which makes the portrait look almost three-dimensional. The flowers and the frame add a decorative touch, like a fancy border. Next, check out how engraving works to see how artists use lines to build up shadows and texture.
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