Self-Portrait

1797

Jean-Baptiste Joseph Wicar

Associated Names
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Wicar

Artist, French, 1762 - 1834

This image shows a portrait of a person in three-quarter profile facing left. They have pointed nose, defined jawline, and a contemplative expression. The person has light-colored, shoulder-length hair parted in the middle, and is wearing a high-collared shirt with a cravat under an open coat. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Katharine Shepard Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.5 x 10.2 cm (5 5/16 x 4 in.)
    sheet: 17.8 x 13.5 cm (7 x 5 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.51.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); purchased 2011 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: ft. florence l'an 5eme; by later hand, lower right in graphite: Salicetti

Wikidata ID

Q76560541

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