Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick, Bishop of Halberstadt
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
Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick, Bishop of Halberstadt 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 with a full beard and mustache. His hair is curly and pulled back, and he wears a high-collared shirt with ruffles at the neck. The background is plain, but the face is framed by a decorative border filled with swirls and small designs. Around the edge, there’s text in Latin, and a banner at the bottom has more writing. The artist used fine lines to create shadows and texture, especially on the face and collar. This style is called cross-hatching, where layers of lines build up dark areas. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists make shading with just lines.
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