Self-Portrait

1752

Georg Friedrich Schmidt

Associated Names
Georg Friedrich Schmidt

Artist, German, 1712 - 1775

The image shows a man seated with his arms resting on a surface in front of him. He has short hair covered by a large cap or hat. The man wears a loose, long-sleeved garment. He holds an artist's stylus or pen in one hand above a piece of paper, and the other hand rests on the surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Ratjen Foundation

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21 x 17.2 cm (8 1/4 x 6 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 23 x 19.4 cm (9 1/16 x 7 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.111.187

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Wolfgang Ratjen, Vaduz; Stiftung Ratjen, Vaduz; gift to NGA, 2007.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper left in reverse: G. F. Schmidt. / [not deciphered ] / 1752

Wikidata ID

Q76439131

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