Adriaen Heereboord

About this work

This is a black-and-white portrait of a man in a dark coat with a white collar and buttons down the front. His face is serious, with short hair and a neatly trimmed beard. The background is a simple oval frame with text wrapped around it in a fancy, curved pattern. The text around the oval looks like Latin and might be a poem or description. The lines around the edges are made by tiny parallel lines, which create shading and texture. Try looking up engraving to see how artists use lines like these to make images.