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Self-Portrait

A work made of etching and drypoint in black on ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching and drypoint in black on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1796

Artist:

Jean-Jacques de Boissieu
French, 1736-1810

About this artwork

Though he was born in Lyons, France, de Boissieu always felt an affinity for Flemish and Dutch art. He made paintings and drawings, but he is best known for his vast corpus of etchings, in which his ability with portraiture and scenes of daily life distinguishes his work. In this self-portrait, he holds a profile portrait of his wife, Anne de la Roch, before tools of his trade and a classical bust of one of the sons in the ancient sculpture of the Laöcoon.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jean Jacques de Boissieu

Title

Self-Portrait

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1796

Medium

Etching and drypoint in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 28.9 × 23.2 cm (11 7/16 × 9 3/16 in.); Plate: 37.9 × 29.3 cm (14 15/16 × 11 9/16 in.); Sheet: 40.9 × 29.6 cm (16 1/8 × 11 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment

Reference Number

1992.749

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