William Slater, D.D.
1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
William Slater, D.D. 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 man with a big beard and curly hair. He’s wearing a high collar that looks stiff, like old-fashioned clothes. The background is just a plain wall with a woven texture. The text below says *"The true Portraiture of the Learned, M. William Slater, D.D."* That means this was meant to show a scholar or teacher. The lines in the image are made by tiny scratches, not paint. Want to see how this kind of picture was made? Look up engraving.
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