Frederick V, Count Palatine
1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Frederick V, Count Palatine is a 1850 ink by Unknown 19th Century, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man in fancy clothes. He’s wearing a ruffled collar, a chain around his neck, and a hat with feathers. His face is serious, with dark eyes and a short beard. The background is plain, but the edges of the frame have decorative patterns and Latin words. The artist used tiny lines to build up the shadows and details—this is called cross-hatching. It makes the textures look real, like the folds in his clothes or the fur on his hat. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists create depth with just lines.
