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DiaporamaSelf-Portrait
George Chinnery (1774 – 1852)
Explore George Chinnery (1774-1852), the British painter who captured life in India & China! Discover his portraits, landscapes & unique historical insights.
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.).
About this artwork
- Title: Self-Portrait
- Artist: George Chinnery
- Year: 1825
- Original dimensions: 22.0 x 18.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Movement: Realism
- Color palette: Earthy
- Main color: Espresso
- Keywords: enigmatic self portrait , brown ochre colors , oil on canvas art
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