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The self-portrait has been a favorite subject of artists and audiences alike for centuries. The Metropolitan Museum of Art's encyclopedic collection includes many fine examples of self-portraits in a variety of media, including the ten shown here.

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		Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669) Self-portrait, 1660 Oil on canvas; 31 5/8 x 26 1/2 in. (80.3 x 67.3 cm) Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913

		Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890) Self-portrait with a Straw Hat (verso: The Potato Peeler), probably 1887 Oil on canvas; 16 x 12 1/2 in. (40.6 x 31.8 cm) Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876–1967), 1967 (67.187.70a)

		Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987) Photo Booth Self-Portrait, ca. 1963 Gelatin silver prints; Each 7 3/4 x 1 7/16 in. (19.6 x 3.6 cm) Purchase, Rogers Fund, Joyce and Robert Menschel, Adriana and Robert Mnuchin, Harry Kahn, and Anonymous Gifts, in memory of Eugene Schwartz, 1996 (1996.63a,b)

		Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599–1641) Self-portrait, possibly 1620–21 Oil on canvas; 47 1/8 x 34 5/8 in. (119.7 x 87.9 cm) The Jules Bache Collection, 1949 (49.7.25)

		Mary Cassatt (1844–1926) Portrait of the Artist; 1878 Gouache on wove paper laid down to buff-colored wood-pulp paper; 23 5/8 x 16 3/16 in. (60.1 x 41.2 cm) Bequest of Edith H. Proskauer, 1975 (1975.319.1)

		Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917) Self-portrait, possibly 1854 Oil on paper, laid down on canvas; 16 x 13 1/2 in. (40.6 x 34.3 cm) Bequest of Stephen C. Clark, 1960 (61.101.6)

		Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916) Thomas Eakins and John Laurie Wallace at the Shore, ca. 1883 Platinum print; 10 1/16 x 8 1/16 in. (25.5 x 20.4 cm) David Hunter McAlpin Fund, 1943 (43.87.23)

		Egon Schiele (Austrian, 1890–1918) Self-Portrait, 1911 Watercolor, gouache, and pencil on paper; 20 1/4 x 13 3/4 in. (51.4 x 34.9 cm) Bequest of Scofield Thayer, 1982 (1984.433.298a)

		Salvator Rosa (Italian, Neapolitan, 1615–1673) Self-portrait Oil on canvas; 39 x 31 1/4 in. (99.1 x 79.4 cm) Bequest of Mary L. Harrison, 1921 (21.105)

		Marie-Denise Villers (French, 1774–1821) Young Woman Drawing, 1801 Oil on canvas; 63 1/2 x 50 5/8 in. (161.3 x 128.6 cm) Mr. and Mrs. Isaac D. Fletcher Collection, Bequest of Isaac D. Fletcher, 1917 (17.120.204)

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