William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury
1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury 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 serious-looking man with a wide-brimmed hat, a white ruff collar, and a thick beard. His face is drawn with sharp lines, and the background shows a simple landscape with trees and a building. The image is framed by a circle and sits on a textured paper. The artist used tiny lines called cross-hatching to create shading and depth. This style was common in engravings to give the image a three-dimensional look. Next, check out how engraving works to see how artists build shadows and texture with just lines.
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