Museum Collections
Luce Center
Self-Portrait (1796-1886); verso: sketch of a palette with brushes
Object Number:
1942.550
Date:
c. 1819
Medium:
Graphite on paper with binding holes at left
Dimensions:
Paper: 3 7/16 x 2 13/16 in. (8.7 x 7.1 cm), irregular
Inscriptions:
Signed along lower edge in graphite: "A.B. Durand Esqr."
Description:
Self-portrait
Gallery Label:
This is one of the artist's earliest attempts at portraiture, other than engravings after other artists.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Nora Durand Woodman
Provenance:
Descent through the artist's family
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.