Self-Portrait

c. 1780

Claude Hoin

Associated Names
Claude Hoin

Artist, French, 1750 - 1817

The image shows a person's upper body from the shoulders up. The person is facing slightly to the right with their head turned towards the viewer. Their facial features include a prominent forehead, rounded cheeks, and light-colored eyes. The person's hair is light and wavy, styled back from their face. They are wearing a garment with a white ruffled collar and a brown vest layered over it. There are no visible jewelry or objects in their hands. The background is a soft, warm brown color without any distinct features.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    red and black chalks, and pastel with stumping on gray-brown laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Woodner Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 51 x 37.5 cm (20 1/16 x 14 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.17.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased by Ian Woodner, New York, by 1973; by inheritance to his daughters, Andrea and Dian Woodner, New York, 1990; gift to NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1973

  • Woodner Collection II: Old Master Drawings from the XV to the XVIII Century, William H. Schab Gallery, New York and tour, 1973-74, no. 112.

1995

  • The Touch of the Artist: Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995-1996, no. 93.

2006

  • Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007.

2017

  • The Woodner Collections: Master Drawings from Seven Centuries, NGA, 2017.

Bibliography

1995

  • The Touch of the Artist: Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995-1996: no. 93.

Watermarks

unidentified mark resembling a dagger

Wikidata ID

Q64540113

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