1691
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
William Camden is a 1691 ink by Robert White, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man with a full white beard and curly hair. He’s wearing a dark robe with a high collar and looks straight ahead. Around his head is a round frame with a crown on top, and below him is a coat of arms with a shield and some symbols. The name at the bottom reads *Gulielmus Camdenus Clarentius*, and the date says 1691. The artist’s signature, *R. White fecit*, is in the corner. This is an example of engraving, a technique where artists etch lines into metal plates.
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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