Sir Walter Raleigh
1621
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1621
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Sir Walter Raleigh 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 with a serious expression and a thick beard. He’s wearing a fancy ruff collar and a chain around his neck, framed by a decorative oval border. The edges of the image are filled with text like *"Times Witness Herald of Antiquity"* and *"The Effigies of the Noble."* The portrait uses lots of fine lines to create shadows and texture, especially on his face and clothes. This is called cross-hatching—tiny crisscrossed lines that build up dark areas. If you like this style, look up cross-hatching to see how artists use it.
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