Self portraits

This is an unfinished proof engraving, before the lettering was added. It reproduces the painted self-portrait that is now in the Tate Gallery, London...

Painter and first President of the Royal Academy; painting; oil on canvas; Reynolds painted numerous self-portraits during his long career. This early example was probably painted just before Reynolds left for his study trip to Italy; at one time vertical in format it was reduced at top and bottom during the nineteenth century.; Making art, Portraits with Archive documents, Self-portraits; Art and Architecture, Public and Social Service, Civil Administration; Artists and artisans, Devon, Presidents of the Royal Academy

painting; oil on canvas; Self-portrait with his fellow students in Rome.; Group portraits, Making art, Self-portraits; Art and Architecture; Architects, Artists and artisans, France, Ireland

Barry was born in Ireland and settled in London in 1771. This self-portrait is an intense depiction of himself. His preference for grand historical subjects over conventional portraiture meant he had few wealthy patrons and Barry died in poverty in 1806.

Acquired by the 4th Marquess of Hertford as a self-portrait by Rembrandt, this picture was until recently attributed to an unknown pupil of Rembrandt working in his studio. There now, however, seems to be general agreement that it is by Rembrandt himself, and of a piece with his practice in the second half of the 1630s when his style was more vigorous than it had been earlier in the decade. It was probably cut down to its unusual semi-circular shape at the top from a rectangular panel. This was done before 1837, the year of the earliest detailed description of the painting.

This early and forceful self-portrait, by one of the greatest Venetian painters, was done with the aid of a mirror. Portraits of artists became popular with collectors during the Renaissance. Ionides bought this work in the belief that it was by Titian.

Portrait of a red coffee snake. Cuxta bani, Upper Raspaculo River, Cayo District, Belize. Photographed by Peter Stafford.

This is the last of eight prints making up Hogarth's series A Rake's Progress , based on paintings now at Sir John Soane's Museum, London. Hogarth is ...

In 1631 Rembrandt moved from Leiden to Amsterdam in order to work for Hendrick van Uylenburgh, and established himself as a portrait painter. Over the...

Rembrandt first drew the face and collar with pen and brown ink. The line is fluid and strongly applied, although it has faded with time. He then drew...

Self-PortraitSir Francis Legatt Chantreycirca 1810Oil on canvassupport: 787 x 641 mmPresented by the Trustees of the Chantrey Bequest 1894

This miniature is signed and dated 'C. D. / Se ipse / p / 1748'. The inscription reveals that it is a self-portrait. A miniature on ivory of Benjamin Franklin, now in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, is similarly signed. An entry in Franklin's accounts reveals that the painter of the miniature, 'C. D.', was C. Dixon. We do not know what his first name was. The V&A also holds an enamel portrait of Dixon (P.57-1955).

This early and forceful self-portrait, by one of the greatest Venetian painters, was done with the aid of a mirror. Portraits of artists became popular with collectors during the Renaissance. Ionides bought this work in the belief that it was by Titian.