Isaac Barrow, D.D., Divine and Mathematician

About this work

This is a black-and-white portrait of a man with curly hair and a high collar. His face is framed by a decorative oval border filled with tight, crisscrossed lines. Below the oval, there’s a small shield with a crossed tool—maybe a hammer and something else—flanked by swirls. The artist used fine lines and shading to show his face clearly. The border looks like sheet music, which might hint at the man’s interest in math or music. Next, look up engraving to see how artists create detailed images like this one.