Rev. John Farrer n.d.

This silhouette portrait of the Rev. John Farrer, created by the renowned English artist Thomas Bewick in the early 19th century, showcases Bewick's mastery of the woodcut medium. This artform, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, involved carving the image into a block of wood and then inking it to create prints. The work is a striking example of Bewick's talent for capturing both the likeness and character of his subjects through the simple yet evocative medium of silhouette. It is currently housed at the Art Institute of Chicago.