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Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait

c. 1790s
(French, 1753–1817)
France, 18th century
oil on canvas
Framed: 78 x 67 x 7 cm (30 11/16 x 26 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.); Unframed: 64.4 x 53.2 cm (25 3/8 x 20 15/16 in.)
Gift of Carrie Moss Halle in memory of Salmon Portland Halle 1961.334
Location: not on view

Description

Lié Louis Périn painted many self-portraits, but rarely ever at full scale. The son of a cloth manufacturer from Rheims, Périn left the countryside for Paris to pursue a career in miniature painting. Although he enjoyed a fast-growing reputation as a miniaturist among Parisian aristocracy, a full-scale self-portrait provided an opportunity to display his skills unhampered by the demands of a commissioned picture or painting in a miniature format.
  • -1961
    Carrie B. Moss Halle (1871-1965), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1961-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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  • {{cite web|title=Self-Portrait|url=false|author=Lié Louis Périn|year=c. 1790s|access-date=21 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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