Self-Portrait (Rubens, London)
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''Self-Portrait'' is a 1623 self-portrait in oils on canvas by
Peter Paul Rubens Sir Peter Paul Rubens ( ; ; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish painting, Flemish artist and diplomat. He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque painting, Flemish Baroque tradition. Rubens' highly charged comp ...
, signed and dated by the artist. He produced it to send to the Prince of Wales (the future Charles I, King of England, Scots, and Ireland) and it is still in the
Royal Collection The Royal Collection of the British royal family is the largest private art collection in the world. Spread among 13 occupied and historic List of British royal residences, royal residences in the United Kingdom, the collection is owned by King ...
. In 2016 it was included in an exhibition on reuniting Charles I's art collection at the
Royal Academy of Arts The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House in Piccadilly London, England. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its ...
in London, it shows the artist wearing a hat.


Sources

*''Bruegel to Rubens: Masters of Flemish Painting'', London, 2007 *''Portrait of the Artist'', London, 2016 *https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/400156/a-self-portrait 1623 paintings
Rubens Sir Peter Paul Rubens ( ; ; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and diplomat. He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition. Rubens' highly charged compositions reference erudite aspects of clas ...
Rubens Sir Peter Paul Rubens ( ; ; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and diplomat. He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition. Rubens' highly charged compositions reference erudite aspects of clas ...
Rubens Sir Peter Paul Rubens ( ; ; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and diplomat. He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition. Rubens' highly charged compositions reference erudite aspects of clas ...
Paintings in the Royal Collection of the United Kingdom Portraits by Peter Paul Rubens {{1620s-painting-stub