Self-portrait by Lamplight

Kristian Zahrtmann, 1914

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Self-portrait by Lamplight, 1914. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 39.5 × 32 cm · SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

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Museum title: Self-portrait by Lamplight
Artist: Kristian Zahrtmann (Danish, 1843–1917)
Date: 1914
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 39.5 × 32 cm
Credit line: SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
Image license: Public Domain Mark 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

Artist’s life 1843–1917

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