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Christiana Lotharingia (Christine de Lorraine)

Unknown 19th Century

1850

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century Portrait

Dominant colour

Christiana Lotharingia (Christine de Lorraine) is a 1850 ink by Unknown 19th Century, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Unknown 19th Century
When & what style?: 1850 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This is a black-and-white portrait of a woman with a stiff, high collar and a big, ruffled neckpiece. Her hair is pulled back under a fancy headdress, and she wears a pearl necklace. The background is plain, but the border around her has curved text that reads *"Christiana"* at the top and *"Dux Lugduni"* at the bottom. The tiny dots and lines in the image show this is an engraving, not a painting. The artist used cross-hatching—lots of crisscrossed lines—to create shadows and depth. Check out engraving to see how artists made detailed prints like this.