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Self-Portrait, three quarter length, wearing a red robe

George Frederic Watts, c1853

Watts Gallery – Artists' Village, Compton
Painted in 1853, Self-Portrait in a Red Robe is the only self-portrait of Watts is known to have painted in the middle period of his career. Created to decorate the entrance of the Watts's studio, the painting shows the artist in the red gown of a Venetian lawyer. Watts had visited Venice in 1853, and the city's lawyers had featured prominently in Justice, his grand fresco for Lincoln's Inn.
George Frederic Watts, Self-Portrait, three quarter length, wearing a red robe, c. 1853, Watts Gallery, Art Funded 2014

Painted in 1853, Self-Portrait in a Red Robe is the only self-portrait of Watts is known to have painted in the middle period of his career.

Created to decorate the entrance of the Watts's studio, the painting shows the artist in the red gown of a Venetian lawyer. Watts had visited Venice in 1853, and the city's lawyers had featured prominently in Justice, his grand fresco for Lincoln's Inn.

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Title of artwork, date

Self-Portrait, three quarter length, wearing a red robe, c1853

Date supported

2014

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

154.9 x 74.9 cm

Grant

35,000

Total cost

134,500

19th century

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