Self-Portrait
George Chinnery (1774 – 1852)
Descubre al pintor británico George Chinnery (1774-1852) y su legado en India y China! Retratos, paisajes y una mirada única a la historia colonial.
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.).
Sobre esta obra
- Título: Self-Portrait
- Artista: George Chinnery
- Año: 1825
- Dimensiones originales: 22.0 x 18.0 cm
- Formato: Portrait
- Estado de derechos de autor: Dominio público
- Movimiento: Realism
- Paleta de colores: Earthy
- Color predominante: Espresso
- Palabras clave: enigmatic self portrait , brown ochre colors , oil on canvas art


