Sir Francis Bacon
1820
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1820
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Sir Francis Bacon is a 1820 ink by W. Read, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man with a round face, a big black hat, and a ruffled collar. His expression is serious, and the lines of his beard and hair are drawn carefully. The background is plain, so all the focus stays on his face. The artist used tiny crisscrossed lines to build up the shading, which makes the textures look detailed. This style is called cross-hatching. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists create depth with just lines.
