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Self-Portrait

A work made of etching and engraving in black on off-white laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching and engraving in black on off-white laid paper.

Date:

after 1674

Artist:

Jean Lepautre
French, 1618-1682

About this artwork

Jean Le Pautre was a prolific printmaker who was known primarily for his ornamental and decorative works in the tradition of Jacques Callot and Stefano della Bella. Le Pautre’s numerous prints depict every imaginable subject. This highly decorative, fanciful self-portrait shows him holding a portfolio; the image is set against a larger composition of antique subject matter, with the genius of the artist pursuing those envious of his talent on the right.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jean Le Pautre

Title

Self-Portrait

Place

France (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.

1674–1682

Medium

Etching and engraving in black on off-white laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 20.8 × 29.2 cm (8 1/4 × 11 1/2 in.); Plate: 21.5 × 30 cm (8 1/2 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 24.5 × 32.5 cm (9 11/16 × 12 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Prints and Drawings Purchase Fund

Reference Number

1955.1037

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