Portrait of a Seated Man
1771
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Artist
Jacobus Buys
Jacobus Buys (1726–1798) was an artist, born in Weesp.
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ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Portrait of a Seated Man is a 1771 ink by Jacobus Buys, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man sitting down, dressed in a long coat with buttons and a high collar. His hair is curly, and he has a mustache and beard. The background is dark and smooth, with a hint of draped fabric on the right side. The artist used a technique called mezzotint, which creates shading by scraping tiny grooves into the metal plate. These grooves hold ink, making the dark areas richer. Look up technique: cross-hatching next to see how it compares to this method.
Jacobus Buys (1726–1798) was an artist, born in Weesp.
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