Self-Portrait
1897
Medium
drypoint
Dimensions
sheet: 22.8 × 25.6 cm (9 × 10 1/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.7996
Art Historical Context
William Strang's *Self-Portrait* (7) captures the Scottish artist's introspective gaze in a striking drypoint print, measuring a intimate 22.8 × 256 cm. Created during late Victorian era, when printmaking flourished as an accessible medium for personal expression, this work exemplifies Strang's mastery as a leading British etcher of his time. A member of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers Strang drew inspiration from masters like Rembrandt, infusing his portraits with psychological depth and realism. Drypoint, the technique used here, involves scratching directly into a copper plate with a ...