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Rosalind, April 1916

1916
20th Century
24 in. x 20 in.

Willard Leroy Metcalf, American, (July 1, 1858–March 9, 1925)

Object Type: Work on Paper
Medium and Support: Silverpoint on paper
Credit Line: Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Mrs. Henriette Metcalf
Accession Number: 1971.3
In America, metalpoint drawings were first produced in the mid-1890s. The medium is very challenging and only a few artists have attempted to create in it. The most popular form, silverpoint, is produced by inserting a shapened silver wire into a holder or similar tool. The artist then draws with it on a coated paper. When the point passes over the paper, a small amount of the metal is deposited and the image cannot be erased. Metcalf chose the subject of his daughter, Rosalind for this work.

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