Thomas Taylor, D.D.

About this work

This is a black-and-white portrait of a serious-looking man in old-fashioned clothes. He wears a tall, pointy hat and a ruffled collar, holding a book in one hand and a rolled-up paper in the other. The background is plain, but the edges of the print are filled with fancy text in a circle around his head. The artist used tiny lines to create shadows and depth, making the clothes and face look three-dimensional. This kind of print was made by cutting into metal, then inking it. Look up engraving to see how artists made detailed prints like this.