Self-Portrait
Primary
Antoine de Marcenay de Ghuy
(1724–1811)
NationalityFrench, Europe
Date1760
MediumEtching
Catalogue raisonnéInventaire 1, Le Blanc 16
DimensionsSheet: 12 11/16 × 9 1/8 in. (32.3 × 23.1 cm)
Additional Dimension: 12 3/16 × 8 7/8 in. (30.9 × 22.6 cm)
Additional Dimension: 12 3/16 × 8 7/8 in. (30.9 × 22.6 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, The Leo Steinberg Collection, 2002.1519
Keywords
Rights Statement
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number2002.1519
On View
Not on viewMarcenay was a well-to-do amateur whose etchings, according to Beraldi, "possess an intelligence and an originality that makes them immediately recognizable and way more than the work of an amateur." The portraits, he adds, "are by far his best prints." This self-portrait is one of the earliest and rarest. Responding to Marcenay’s unconventional talent and sensitivity, Steinberg acquired eight other etchings.
Exhibitions
Antoine de Marcenay de Ghuy
1755-1765
Object number: 2002.1509
Antoine de Marcenay de Ghuy
1755-1765
Object number: 2002.1510
Antoine de Marcenay de Ghuy
1755-1765
Object number: 2002.1511
Antoine de Marcenay de Ghuy
1755-1765
Object number: 2002.1512
Antoine de Marcenay de Ghuy
1767
Object number: 2002.1513
Antoine de Marcenay de Ghuy
1767
Object number: 2002.1514
Antoine de Marcenay de Ghuy
1767
Object number: 2002.1515
