1586
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Sir Francis Drake is a 1586 ink by Hieronymus Wierix, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man with a serious expression. He’s wearing a high-collared coat with buttons down the front and a ruff around his neck. Behind him, ships sail on a small wave, and the words "Sir Francis Drake" curve around the top. The lines are made by etching, a method where the artist carves into metal to create the design. This was a common way to make prints in the 1500s. Check out how this was made using the technique: engraving.
Hieronymus Wierix (1553–1619) was a Flemish engraver, draughtsman and publisher. He is known for his reproductive engravings after the work of well-known local and foreign artists including Albrecht Dürer. Together with…
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