Self-Portrait, Known as "Hand on Chin", Jean-Étienne Liotard

Self-Portrait, Known as "Hand on Chin"

Autoportrait, dit « la main au menton » (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss) (1702-1789)

Movement: Rococo
Date: c. 1770
Medium: Pastel and gouache on blue-primed canvas
Dimensions: 63.5 × 51 cm (sheet)
Collection: Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: public domain

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Self-portrait Portrait Single figure Man Old man Old age Cap Head of hair Wrinkle Gaze Face Hand Chin Coat Clothing Drapery Background Black Blue Red Contrast Chiaroscuro Light Pensive Introspection XVIIIe siècle

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