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Yangtze river, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

Amoy, Fukien province, China: two Manchu soldiers with John Thomson. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

3rd self-portrait.

13th self-portrait.

The school of Athens: a gathering of ancient philosophers. Engraving by G. Mochetti after Raphael.

Josephine King, wearing Indian dress. Ink painting by Josephine King, 2007.

Sir Roy Calne FRS, Professor of Surgery at Cambridge University from 1965. Oil painting by Sir Roy Calne, 1989.

The Caelian hill, Rome, seen from the Palatine. Etching by B. Pinelli, 1825.

Homs, Syria: the citadel and part of the old city, with the artist Louis-François Cassas surrounded by Syrians. Engraving by S.C. Miger after L.F. Cassas.

Sarah Biffin, a limbless painter. Engraving by R.W. Sievier, 1821, after Sarah Biffin.

Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child, Saint Andrew the Apostle (left), Saint Titian of Oderzo and the painter Titian. Etching by V. Lefebvre after Titian.

7th self-portrait.

A large kokerite palm (Maximiliana maripa) and the artist drawing it, in a tropical landscape. Chromolithograph by L. Stroobant, c. 1855.

A warrior, a Turk and a bravo present a tablet inscribed with a dedication of etchings by John Hamilton Mortimer. Etching by John Hamilton Mortimer, 1778.

A.O. Spare aged seventeen; standing next to a naked woman seated. Line block by the "Arc" Engraving Co. after A.O. Spare, 1904.

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Self-portraits

Images from the collections

Images of Self-portraits

Works from the collections

7th self-portrait.

A large kokerite palm (Maximiliana maripa) and the artist drawing it, in a tropical landscape. Chromolithograph by L. Stroobant, c. 1855.

A warrior, a Turk and a bravo present a tablet inscribed with a dedication of etchings by John Hamilton Mortimer. Etching by John Hamilton Mortimer, 1778.

A.O. Spare aged seventeen; standing next to a naked woman seated. Line block by the "Arc" Engraving Co. after A.O. Spare, 1904.

3rd self-portrait.

Self-portraits

Images from the collections

Images of Self-portraits

Works from the collections

7th self-portrait.

A large kokerite palm (Maximiliana maripa) and the artist drawing it, in a tropical landscape. Chromolithograph by L. Stroobant, c. 1855.

A warrior, a Turk and a bravo present a tablet inscribed with a dedication of etchings by John Hamilton Mortimer. Etching by John Hamilton Mortimer, 1778.

A.O. Spare aged seventeen; standing next to a naked woman seated. Line block by the "Arc" Engraving Co. after A.O. Spare, 1904.

3rd self-portrait.

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