Title page to R. Brathwait, A Survey of History
1638
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1638
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Title page to R. Brathwait, A Survey of History is a 1638 ink by William Marshall, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image is a title page for a history book. At the center sits a large portrait of a bearded man in a fancy frame. Around him are four smaller pictures of other men, each holding symbols like a scroll or a sword. The top banner reads *"A Survey of History or A Nursery for Gentry."* The whole thing looks like it was carved into metal. The tiny scenes show different historical figures doing their thing—one holds a scroll, another a scale. The bottom text says it was printed in London in 1638. This style of printing, where lines are scratched into metal, is called *engraving*. Want to see how this was made? Look up engraving.
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