Self-Portrait

William Strang (1859-1921)

1902

Chalk

15 1/8 in. x 10 3/8 in. (383 mm x 262 mm)

© National Portrait Gallery, London (NPG 2927)

Purchased 1937

Of Strang's many self-portraits, this is one of the most appealing. Apart from the softening effect of the medium, there is a rather brooding, even haunted look in the eyes of this normally forthright and business-like Scotsman – Jacqueline Banerjee [Click on the image to enlarge it.]

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  • Self-portrait as etcher
  • Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery