Victor Le Bouthillier
1658
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Claude Mellan
Claude Mellan (1598–1688) was a French artist, born in Abbeville.
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ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Victor Le Bouthillier is a 1658 ink by Claude Mellan, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man with curly hair and a serious expression. His face is turned slightly to the side, and the lines on his forehead and around his eyes are sharply etched. The background is just a plain frame with no extra details. The artist used tiny parallel lines to build up the shading, giving the face a textured look. This method is called cross-hatching. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists create depth with lines.
Claude Mellan (1598–1688) was a French artist, born in Abbeville.
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