Self-Portrait

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1873

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Self-Portrait, 1873. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 78.2 × 65.4 cm · Art Institute of Chicago · Realism

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Museum title: Self-Portrait
Artist: George Peter Alexander Healy (American, 1813–1894)
Date: 1873
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 78.2 × 65.4 cm (30 7/8 × 25 3/4 in.)
Credit line: Gift of George L. Healy
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1813–1894

Realism c. 1840–late 1800s

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