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Sir Henry Wotton

Unknown 19th Century

1657

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From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque Baroque Portrait

Dominant colour

Sir Henry Wotton is a 1657 ink by Unknown 19th Century, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Unknown 19th Century
When & what style?: 1657 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This is a black-and-white engraving of a man sitting in a chair, holding an open book. He’s dressed in fancy 17th-century clothes with ruffled collars and a long coat. Behind him, there’s a coat of arms with a crown and some symbols, plus a bookshelf with stacked books. The text at the top reads *"The State of Christendom"* and the bottom says *"The true effigies of Sir Henry Wotton."* The lines in the print are made using a technique called cross-hatching, where crisscrossed lines create shading. This was common in Baroque-era portraits to add depth. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists used it to make images look three-dimensional.