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Images from the collections

Images of Self-portraits

99 images from works
  • 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.
  • 3rd self-portrait.
  • 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.
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Works from the collections

90 works

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    7th self-portrait.

    Charnley, Bryan, 1949-1991 | Date: 7 May 1991 | Reference: 3049693i
    Part of: Bryan Charnley Self-portraits.
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    A large kokerite palm (Maximiliana maripa) and the artist drawing it, in a tropical landscape. Chromolithograph by L. Stroobant, c. 1855.

    | Date: [1854-63] | Reference: 26335i
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    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.

    Mortimer, John Hamilton, 1740-1779. | Date: Dec.r 8th 1778 | Reference: 2497722i
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    A.O. Spare aged seventeen; standing next to a naked woman seated. Line block by the "Arc" Engraving Co. after A.O. Spare, 1904.

    Spare, Austin Osman, 1886-1956. | Date: [1905] | Reference: 579881i
    Part of: Inferno: Earth; collection of occult subjects. Line blocks by the "Arc" Engraving Co. after A.O. Spare, 1905.
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    3rd self-portrait.

    Charnley, Bryan, 1949-1991 | Date: 23 April 1991 | Reference: 3049689i
    Part of: Bryan Charnley Self-portraits.
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