1626
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Augustus II, Duke of Brunswick is a 1626 ink by Lucas Kilian, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a serious-looking man in armor and a ruff collar. His face is round, with a short beard and mustache. The background is plain, but the edges of the picture are decorated with Latin words and small drawings of tools and a ship. The armor looks heavy, and the ruff collar is stiff and starched. The Latin text around the frame praises him, but you don’t need to read it to see he’s meant to look powerful. This is made using engraving, a technique where artists carve into metal plates to create prints.
Lucas Kilian (Lucas Kilianus Augustanus; 1579–1637) was a German engraver and etcher from the Kilian family of engravers in Augsburg.
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