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Self-portrait of Richard Parkes Bonington

1847
Not on view
Resting his head in his hand, a pose typically associated with melancholy, the young painter Bonington peers out from the shadows in this moody portrait based on a brown wash drawing</u> dated 1825–26 (British Museum). Villot executed the print at the same time as one after an early portrait of his close friend Delacroix. The two portraits commemorate a time when these young leaders of the Romantic school worked in close proximity in a shared studio in Paris. Villot's use of the roulette tool produced rich black tones enhancing the chiaroscuro of the composition.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Self-portrait of Richard Parkes Bonington
  • Artist: Frédéric Villot (French, Liège 1809–1875 Paris)
  • Artist: After Richard Parkes Bonington (British, Arnold, Nottinghamshire 1802–1828 London)
  • Sitter: Richard Parkes Bonington (British, Arnold, Nottinghamshire 1802–1828 London)
  • Date: 1847
  • Medium: Etching with roulette
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 8 5/8 × 6 7/8 in. (21.9 × 17.4 cm)
    Plate: 7 1/16 × 4 15/16 in. (17.9 × 12.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2020
  • Object Number: 2020.258
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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