George Chinnery, 1825 - Self-Portrait - fine art print

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Chinnery painted more than a dozen self-portraits, the first of which he exhibited at the Royal Academy, London, in 1798; this is the most intimate and engaging of them all. An enigmatic figure, Chinnery was eccentric and volatile, with a tendency to hypochondria, a raconteur and wit with a gift for friendship. This likeness was painted in China and must date to the years 1825–28. Its first owner was the United States consul Benjamin Chew Wilcox, a businessman in the opium trade who commissioned a full-length portrait of himself from the artist (The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd.).

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This more than 190 years old artwork was made by the British painter George Chinnery in 1825. The original had the following size: 8 5/8 x 7 1/4 in (21,9 x 18,4 cm) and was made with the technique of oil on canvas. Besides, the artwork is in the the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which is located in New York City, New York, United States of America. We are delighted to reference that this public domain work of art is supplied with courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund, 1943. : Rogers Fund, 1943. Moreover, alignment of the digital reproduction is in portrait format with a ratio of 1 : 1.2, which means that the length is 20% shorter than the width.

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