Title Page to Sir William Cornwally's Essays
1621
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1621
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This print shows two men hunched over tables. Both wear wide-brimmed hats and loose clothes. One reads a book while the other writes with a quill. Above them, an archway frames the scene like a stage. The text at the top reads *"Essayes by Sr William Cornwallyes."* The small tools on the table—inkwell, paper, quill—look like a writer’s setup. The print was made by cutting lines into metal, then inking it. Next, check out engraving to see how this image was carved into metal.
