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 neatly trimmed beard and mustache. He’s dressed in a high-collar outfit with ruffles at the neck, holding a piece of paper in his left hand. The background is plain, but the edges of the image are framed by a decorative border with text around it. The text calls this a "true and lively portraiture" of "Sir Walter Raleigh," though the name isn’t visible in the image itself. The artist used fine lines and shading to give the face and clothes texture. Look up engraving to see how artists like this create detailed images with just ink and lines.
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