# Self-Portrait [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MERSSEMAN, Auguste Joseph Marie de]() - Date: 1801-1850 - Technique: Oil on panel, 22 x 17 cm ## Commentary The inscription on the present work \(peint par lui meme xx 1844\) confirms that it is a self-portrait completed when the artist was thirty-six years of age. A canvas and easel are visible in the background, likely referencing Mersseman's profession as an artist. ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()