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Self-portrait

Jacob Hart Lazarus

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Self-portrait by Jacob Hart Lazarus: A man with fair skin and brown hair is shown from the chest up, wearing a white dress shirt with a high collar and a blue bow tie. He has a reddish-brown beard and mustache. The man wears a dark-colored suit jacket. The background is dark and mottled, with shades of blue, green, and brown. The portrait is framed in gold.

Artwork Details

Date
1870–80
Medium
Oil on canvas
Culture
American
Dimensions
519 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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