William Camden
1636
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1636
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
William Camden is a 1636 ink by Unknown 19th Century, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a bearded man with a high collar, framed by a decorative oval border. Above his head, a cherub holds a spear, and symbols like a skull and crossed bones appear around the edges. The border is packed with tiny details: flowers, a shield with a coat of arms, and Latin words wrapped in scrolls. The text at the bottom reads like a poem about fame and Britain. This style of detailed, dramatic decoration was common in the 1600s. Look up engraving to see how artists carved these intricate lines into metal.
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