Self-Portrait

1859

John Whetten Ehninger

Associated Names
John Whetten Ehninger

Artist, American, 1827 - 1889

The image is a pencil drawing depicting a person standing in a confident pose with their hands in their pockets. The person's head is large compared to the body, with exaggerated facial features such as a curled mustache and goatee. The eyes are suggested. The hair is wavy. The person is dressed in a formal outfit with a suit, jacket, waistcoat, and trousers. There is no visible jewelry or objects. The background is plain. There is a handwritten note next to the figure on aged paper with worn edges.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on brown paper

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21 × 11.7 cm (8 1/4 × 4 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.7.38


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

vertical along right edge in graphite: J.W. Ehninger a Son ami Samtin / New York 1859

Wikidata ID

Q64584468

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