William Herbert, Third Earl of Pembroke
1621
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1621
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
William Herbert, Third Earl of Pembroke is a 1621 ink by Unknown, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a bearded man in fancy 1600s clothes. He’s wearing a fur collar and a chain around his neck, holding a rolled-up paper in one hand. Above his head, there are scrolls with titles like "Lord Herbert" and "Earl of Pembroke," plus a coat of arms with a crown. The lines are all carved into the surface—this isn’t painted, it’s an *engraving*. That means the artist etched the design into a metal plate, then pressed ink into the grooves. The tiny parallel lines you see are called *cross-hatching*, used to create shadows and texture. If you like this style, look up engraving to see how it works.
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