Sir Thomas Overbury
1621
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1621
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Sir Thomas Overbury is a 1621 ink by Unknown, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man in a round frame. He wears a stiff collar, a dark coat with buttons, and a serious but slightly amused expression. The background is plain, and the lines are made with fine, tight marks. The words around the frame say *"The lively portrait of Sir Thomas Overbury"* and include a poem about marriage. The artist used small, repeated lines to create shading—this is called cross-hatching. Try looking up cross-hatching to see how it works in other art.
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