Self-Portrait

probably 1626/1641

Sir Anthony van Dyck

Associated Names
Sir Anthony van Dyck

Artist, Flemish, 1599 - 1641

The image is a drawing of a person's upper body. The shoulders are faintly sketched while the head is fully rendered. The person is in a three-quarter view, looking over their left shoulder towards the viewer. The facial features are distinct with a mustache and a focused expression. The person's hair is curly and medium length, framing the face. There are no specific clothing details. The background is simple and unadorned, with the focus being on the person's head and facial expression.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 23.7 x 15.3 cm (9 5/16 x 6 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8250

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 1, State i/vii

  • Series Title

    Iconography

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1933

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 89.

1936

  • The Centennial Exposition: Exhibition of Paintings, Sculptures, Graphic Arts, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, 1936, no. 15.

1945

  • Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, IN, 1945, no. 42.

1965

  • Master Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 1965, no. 71.

1984

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., February 1984.

2001

  • The Unfinished Print, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001, repro.

2004

  • The Unfinished Print, Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt am Main, 2004-2005.

Bibliography

1884

  • Dutuit, Eugène. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes. Vol. I, IV-VI. Paris: A Levy, 1884-1885. Reprint. Amsterdam: G.W. Hissink, 1970-1972.

1915

  • PCQ, vol.5, p.2.

1934

  • PCB (1934), vol.3, no.3.

1991

  • Mauquoy-Hendrickx, Marie. L'iconographie d'Antoine van Dyck: Cataloque raisonné. 2 vols. 2nd ed. Brussels, 1991.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Anthony van Dyck, Simon Turner, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 1, state i/vii.

Wikidata ID

Q65025612

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