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Self-Portrait
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| Artist / Maker | Henri Rousseau |
|---|---|
| Date | 1895 |
| Culture / Origin | French |
| Medium | pen and brown ink on brown wove paper |
| Dimensions | overall: 13.6 x 10 cm (5 3/8 x 3 15/16 in.) |
| Department | Drawing |
| Type | Drawing |
About the Artist
Self-taught artist Henri Rousseau was born in Laval in 1844. He entered the military at the age of eighteen and served as a saxophone player in an infantry band. Most biographers discount his claim of traveling abroad during the Mexican campaign. In 1871 Rousseau left the military to join the customs service, where he spent fourteen years working on the outskirts of Paris as a minor inspector. After retiring with a small pension in 1885, he pursued the career of… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: National Gallery of Art, Washington · Licence: CC0.
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