The Small Self-Portrait

Prints and Drawings

c. 1778-81

Jean-Étienne Liotard
Swiss, 1702-1789

Liotard was a pastellist, painter, printmaker and writer who travelled across Europe over the course of his career, and exhibited a taste for the exotic in his dress and his subjects. Portraits were his specialty, and he was known for the sober, simple, close likenesses he achieved. This shows the artist in a frank self-appraisal, revealing perhaps a sense of humor regarding his own station.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Jean Etienne Liotard
Title: The Small Self-Portrait
Place: Switzerland (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: c. 1778–1781
Medium: Roulette and engraving over mezzotint on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Image: 19.6 × 16 cm (7 3/4 × 6 5/16 in.); Plate: 21.4 × 17.8 cm (8 7/16 × 7 1/16 in.); Sheet: 23 × 19.3 cm (9 1/16 × 7 5/8 in.)
Credit Line: Hugh Dunbar Memorial Fund
Reference Number: 1953.273
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