1674
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
William Camden is a 1674 ink by Robert White, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white engraving of a serious-looking man with a big white ruff collar. His face is framed by a decorative oval border with Latin words wrapped around it. Above his head, there’s a crest with a shield and some strange symbols, like a skull and stars. The text at the bottom says something about “Camden’s Britannia” and “this Ile of Great Brittaine.” The artist’s name, Robert White, is also signed here. Want to see how this kind of detailed linework is 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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