John Selden, Jurist and Antiquary
1804
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1804
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
John Selden, Jurist and Antiquary is a 1804 ink by William Holl II, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white portrait shows a serious-looking man in a dark coat with ruffled cuffs. His long hair and mustache frame a focused face, and his hands rest on the back of a chair. The background is plain, keeping all attention on his thoughtful expression. The print was made using a method called *stipple engraving*—tiny dots create the shading instead of lines. This was a common way to copy paintings in the 1800s. Next, check out engraving to see how artists used dots and lines to make detailed images.
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