Self-Portrait
Medium
Red chalk, over graphite, heightened with white
Dimensions
9 13/16 x 7 3/8 in. (25 x 18.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Van Day Truex Fund, 1986
Accession Number
1986.301
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About this artwork
This self-portrait drawing demonstrates Jean Jacques de Boissieu's masterful handling of chalk media and his keen interest in honest self-representation. Executed in red chalk over graphite and heightened with white chalk, the work showcases the French artist's technical sophistication and his engagement with the great tradition of drawn self-portraiture. Boissieu, active in Lyon during the later 18th century, was equally accomplished as a draftsman and etcher, and his drawn works reveal the sam...
About the Artist
Jean Jacques de Boissieu · 1736–1810
French, Lyons 1736–1810 Lyons