# Self-Portrait

[View the canonical artwork record](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/kbke-christen-rb53747bee68e28/self-portrait-r62b55c4e2af7b5>)

## Artwork

- Artist: [KØBKE, Christen](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/kbke-christen-rb53747bee68e28>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 42 x 36 cm

## Commentary

During his day, Købke was known as a straightforward, good-natured and simple-minded person who did not strive to attract attention to himself. His self-portrait supports this description. Only the insistent gaze suggests that the picture shows one of the greatest Danish artists of all time.

## Related artworks

- [A View of the Square in the Kastel Looking Towards the Ramparts](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/kbke-christen-rb53747bee68e28/a-view-of-the-square-in-the-kastel-looking-towards-the-ramparts-rfe015b9beefd13>)
- [Portrait of Adolphine Købke, Sister of the Artist](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/kbke-christen-rb53747bee68e28/portrait-of-adolphine-kbke-sister-of-the-artist-r1c6329cdd75e9a>)
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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)