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Joseph Hall, Bishop of Norwich

Crispyn van den Queboorn

1628

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque Baroque Portrait

Dominant colour

Joseph Hall, Bishop of Norwich is a 1628 ink by Crispyn van den Queboorn, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Crispyn van den Queboorn
When & what style?: 1628 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This is a black-and-white portrait of a bearded man in a robe, holding a large book. Above him, two cherubs hold up a fancy shield with symbols. The words around the edges read things like *"Norvic Episcopi"* and *"Verae Fidei Defensor"* in a curly, old-fashioned font. The lines are all made by scratching into a metal plate—this isn’t paint, it’s an *engraving*. The tiny cross-hatched lines create shadows and texture, especially in the man’s beard and the folds of his robe. Next, look up engraving to see how artists like this made detailed prints.