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Self-Portrait with Etching Plate

ca. 1778
Not on view
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Self-Portrait with Etching Plate
  • Artist: Jean Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine (French, Misy-Fault-Yonne 1745–1830 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1778
  • Medium: Etching, drypoint and engraving
  • Dimensions: image: 5 3/8 x 5 7/8 in. (13.7 x 14.9 cm)
    sheet: 5 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. (14.6 x 15.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Art Institute of Chicago 2005.5
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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