Prince Hoare Esq.
1796
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1796
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Prince Hoare Esq. is a 1796 ink by William Ridley, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat. His hair is neatly tied back, and he’s looking straight ahead with a serious expression. The edges of the image are framed by a rough, dotted border. The print was made using a method that creates texture with tiny lines—this is called cross-hatching. It was published in 1796 for a magazine called the *Monthly Mirror*. Next, look up engraving to see how artists build shadows and depth with just lines.
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