Portrait of a Woman in an Oval with Coat of Arms
1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Portrait of a Woman in an Oval with Coat of Arms is a 1850 ink by Unknown 19th Century, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white engraving shows a woman dressed in fancy 17th-century clothes. Her ruffled collar and layered necklaces stand out, and she holds a fan. Below her, a shield with a coat of arms has a cross and wavy lines. The border around her is decorated with swirls and small star-like patterns. The way the artist used tiny parallel lines to create shadows is called cross-hatching. It gives the image a textured, almost 3D look. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists build depth with just lines.
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