Lord Bacon
1841
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1841
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man in old-fashioned clothes. He wears a wide-brimmed hat, a ruffled collar, and a dark coat with lace cuffs. His face is serious, with a thick beard and mustache. The print was made from an earlier painting done in 1738. The artist used fine lines to create shadows and texture. Look up engraving to see how this technique works.
