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Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine

Self-Portrait

c. 1778
Etching, drypoint, and engraving in black on ivory wove paper
13.7 × 14.9 cm (5.4 × 5.9 in)

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Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine was a French artist who was primarily active in Poland. This searing Self-Portrait, made when the artist was 33, suggests the enormous influence of Rembrandt's chiaroscuro drypoints and in particular his Self-Portrait at a Window of 1648 (available for viewing upon appointment in the Art Institute's Department of Prints and Drawings).

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