Lucinda, Miss Moore
1772
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1772
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Lucinda, Miss Moore is a 1772 ink by James Watson, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a woman wearing a big, fancy hat with a flowery design. She’s dressed in a ruffled dress with a high collar, sitting with one arm resting on a chair. The background is plain and dark, so the focus stays on her face and clothes. The artist used shading to make her face look three-dimensional, giving it a soft, almost glowing effect. This was a common trick in older portraits. Next, check out chiaroscuro to see how this lighting technique works.
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