William Whateley, Puritan Vicar of Banbury
1647
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1647
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
William Whateley, Puritan Vicar of Banbury is a 1647 ink by Unknown 19th Century, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a serious-looking man with a full beard and a ruffled collar. He’s wearing a dark coat and a wide-brimmed hat. The image is framed inside a circle with fancy Latin words around the edge. The portrait is made using tiny etched lines, which create shadows and texture—this is called *engraving*. The Latin text below praises the man’s character, but we don’t know who he is from the picture alone. Next, check out how *engraving* works to see how artists create such detailed images.
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