Sir Francis and John Baring and Charles Wall
1819
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
About the artist
1819
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Sir Francis and John Baring and Charles Wall is a 1819 by James Ward, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
Three men in old-fashioned clothes sit together in a dim room. The one on the left leans back, hand near his face, while the other two lean over a large open book on a wooden table. Behind them, a window shows a dark landscape, and a curtain hangs to the side. The men look serious, with one wearing a fur-lined coat and the other a simple dark jacket. The engraving style makes the faces and fabrics look textured, almost three-dimensional. The light hits their faces and hands, leaving the rest of the room in shadow. Look up *chiaroscuro* to see how this lighting trick works.
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