Self-Portrait

1760

Thomas Frye

Associated Names
Thomas Frye

Artist, Irish, 1710 - 1762

The image shows a person's upper body and face. The individual is resting their head on their left hand while looking directly at the viewer. They have a smooth, rounded face with prominent eyes and full lips, and styled hair. They are dressed in an elaborate coat with large buttons, braid trimmings, and sheer, ruffled fabric at the neck and cuffs. In their right hand, they hold an artist's tool over a surface. The background is plain and dark, emphasizing the person's features and attire.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 50.5 x 35.2 cm (19 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 52 x 37 cm (20 1/2 x 14 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1992.24.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Smith 1884, no. 6, State only

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1995

  • Recent Acquisitions of Works of Art on Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

Bibliography

1884

  • Smith, John Chaloner. British mezzotinto portraits, being a descriptive catalogue of these engravings from the introduction of the art to the early part of the present century. 4 vols. London: Henry Sotheran and Co., 1884.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: .TF.; lower center in plate: .Ipse.; lower left in plate: T, Frye Pictor Inv,t & Sculp; lower right in plate: Hatton Garden 1760.

Wikidata ID

Q75118219

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