James Nares
1780
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1780
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
James Nares is a 1780 ink by William Ward, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man with curly hair and a white cravat. He’s framed inside a circle of leaves and looks directly at you. The background is plain, but the edges have a wreath-like border. The artist used tiny dots and lines to create the shading—this is called *stipple engraving*. It gives the image a textured, almost hand-drawn feel. Next, check out engraving to see how artists build shadows with just lines and dots.
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