Man with a Sword
1685
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1685
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This black-and-white drawing shows a man in old-fashioned clothes. He’s wearing a wide-brimmed hat, a long coat with big buttons, and a ruffled collar. His left hand holds a cane, and his right hand rests on his hip. The lines are sharp, and the paper looks textured. The artist used a technique called *etching* to create this image. That means they scratched into a metal plate, then dipped it in ink to print it. Next, check out etching to see how it works.
