Etienne Pasquier
1617
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1617
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Etienne Pasquier is a 1617 ink by Léonard Gaultier, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of an older man with a full beard and curly hair. His face is framed by a round border with Latin words carved into it. The man wears a dark, textured robe with deep folds. Below the portrait, there’s a line of small Latin letters. The artist used fine lines to create shadows and texture, especially in the beard and robe. This kind of detailed linework is typical of engraving. Next, check out how artists used engraving to make portraits look three-dimensional.
Léonard Gaultier, or, as he sometimes signed himself, Galter, a French engraver, was born at Mainz about 1561, and died in Paris in 1641.
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