Francois de Harlay

About this work

This is a black-and-white portrait of a man with curly hair and a serious face. He’s wearing a lace collar and a star-shaped pin on his chest. The background is a simple oval frame with some faint lines around it. The artist used tiny parallel lines to create shading, which makes the face look three-dimensional. This technique is called cross-hatching. Check out more about cross-hatching to see how artists build depth with lines.