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Self-Portrait

1916/1917

Mortimer Menpes

Associated Names

Mortimer Menpes

Artist, British, 1855 - 1938

The image shows a portrait of a man's upper body in an etching style. The man has a confident expression, prominent cheekbones, a mustache, and piercing eyes. He wears a stylish hat with a wide brim and a dark band, a formal suit, and a patterned bow tie with prominent dots. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

Medium

drypoint in blue-black on laid paper
Credit Line

Gift of John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook
Dimensions

plate: 35 x 16.1 cm (13 3/4 x 6 5/16 in.)
Accession Number

1988.20.24

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Mortimer Menpes imp.; lower center in graphite: Self Portrait

Wikidata ID

Q74877922

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