1702
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Nicolas de Blampignon is a 1702 ink by Gerard Edelinck, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white engraving shows a serious-looking man in a fur collar, his head slightly tilted. His hands rest on a shield with a coat of arms. The border around him is decorated with swirling lines and Latin words. The artist used tiny parallel lines to create shadows and texture, a method called cross-hatching. This makes the fur and fabric look detailed without color. Next, check out how engraving works to see how artists build depth with just lines.
Gérard Edelinck (20 October 1640 (baptized) – 2 April 1707) was a copper-plate engraver and print publisher of Flemish origin, who worked in Paris from 1666 and became a naturalized French citizen in 1675.
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