James I
1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
James I 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 bearded man in fancy clothes. He wears a ruffled collar, a dark coat, and a wide-brimmed hat with feathers. The background is plain, but his face is framed by a decorative oval border with words around it. The lines in the print are sharp and detailed, showing how the artist used small, repeated strokes to build up shadows and texture. This is called cross-hatching, and it gives the image a rich, almost three-dimensional look. Look up technique: cross-hatching to see how artists use it to create depth in prints.
