Portrait of an Abbot

About this work

This is a black-and-white portrait of a man in profile, wearing a large hat with a feather tucked into it. His face is serious, with short curly hair and a neatly trimmed beard. The image is framed by a circular border, and the background has a woven-texture look, like old paper. The artist used fine lines to show the folds in his clothing and the details of his face. This kind of printmaking is called etching. Next, look up etching to see how artists create these precise lines.