1690
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
John Overall, D.D., Bishop of Norwich is a 1690 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 in old-fashioned clothes. His collar is stiff and high, and he holds a book or paper in his hands. The background is plain, but the edges have swirling, decorative lines framing his face like a halo. Below, there’s fancy text in a curved banner—some of it looks like Latin titles. The man’s outfit and the book suggest he was someone important, maybe a scholar or church leader. The artist used fine lines to build up shadows and details, which makes the engraving look almost three-dimensional. Want to see how this was made? Look up engraving.
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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