Self-Portrait, by Henry Tanworth Wells (1828-1903)

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Self-Portrait

Henry Tanworth Wells (1828-1903)

1882

Oil on canvas

H 34.5 x W 29.7 cm

Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

Accession no. ABDAG003591

Bequeathed by Alexander Macdonald in 1901

This painting exhibits all Wells's skills as a portraitist, in its meticulous detail, feeling for texture, use of light and capture of flesh tones, although it lacks the relaxed pose or slight touch of informality that accompany his best portraits.

Image download and text by Jacqueline Banerjee. The image has kindly been made available by the gallery, via Art UK, on the Creative Commons Zero licence (CC0). [Click on the image to enlarge it, and mouse over the text for links.]

Bibliography

Herrington, Katie J.T., Louise Cooling and Alicia Hughes. "Henry Tanworth Wells: Miniaturist and Portriatist of Distinction." Victorian Artists and Their World, 1844-1861, as Reflected in the Papers of Joanna and George Boyce and Henry Wells. Edited by Herrington. Woodbridge, Suffolk: The Boydell Press, 2024. 269-285. [Review of whole book]

Created 13 July 2024