Self-Portrait

c. 1830s

Seth Wells Cheney

Associated Names
Seth Wells Cheney

Artist, American, 1810 - 1856

This image depicts a person with wavy hair in a high-collared garment. The individual is shown facing forward with their eyes closed and head slightly tilted downwards. The facial features are softly shaded, showing a defined nose and closed lips. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Cheney Family; Alice F. Williams, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1958; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1978

  • Artists and Their Circles, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1978

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 9, no. 58.

Inscriptions

lower center verso in graphite by unknown hand: 169

Wikidata ID

Q64630828

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