Henrietta Maria (?)
1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Henrietta Maria (?) is a 1850 ink by Unknown 19th Century, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white engraving of a woman’s face and shoulders. She wears a fancy necklace and a ruffled collar, with curly hair tucked under a hat. Behind her, a small town with a church and buildings is drawn in the distance. A plant with flowers sits on her right side. The artist used cross-hatching—tiny crisscrossed lines—to create shadows and texture. This makes the face and clothes look detailed even though it’s just ink on paper. Next, look up engraving to see how artists build depth with lines like these.
