1674
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
John Overall is a 1674 ink by Robert White, 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 ruffled collar. He’s wearing a dark robe and holding a book with a cross on it. The background is plain, but his hands and the book are detailed, with careful shading around the fingers and pages. The text below his image is in Latin and looks like a title or description, probably naming him. The artist’s signature is small in the corner—this isn’t a painting but a printed picture. Want to know more? Look up engraving to see how artists like this made detailed prints.
Robert White (1645 – 1703) was an English draughtsman and engraver. A Londoner, he was a pupil of David Loggan, and became a leading portrait engraver. White was celebrated for his original portraits, drawn in pencil on…
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