Self-Portrait
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 5 x 4 1/8 in. (12.7 x 10.5 cm) sheet: 7 15/16 x 5 7/8 in. (20.2 x 14.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.1344
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About this artwork
Johann Gottlieb Glume created this intimate self-portrait etching in 1740, presenting himself with the introspective directness characteristic of German printmakers who worked in the shadow of Rembrandt's revolutionary example. Glume, a German etcher active during the early eighteenth century, demonstrates accomplished technique in this modestly sized print. The careful gradation of tone achieved through controlled line work and the thoughtful composition reveal an artist well-versed in printmak...