Thomas Mellon
1828
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1828
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Thomas Mellon is a 1828 ink by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This portrait is rendered in pen, brown ink, and red crayon on brown wove paper. The subject, a man, is depicted from the chest up, wearing a dark jacket over a white shirt and a dark bow tie. His hair is short and neatly styled. The background of the portrait is a light brown color, with some darker shading around the subject's head and shoulders. In the top-left corner of the portrait, there is a small sketch of a woman's head, which appears to be a study or a preliminary drawing for the main portrait. The overall style of the portrait is characteristic of Romanticism, with an emphasis on expressive lines and subtle shading. The portrait is a fine example of Romantic-era portraiture, and it is held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
