Self Portrait
John Callcott Horsley, 1817-1903
1882
Oil on canvas
34.5 x 29.7 cm.; frame: 113.5 x 67.3 cm.
Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums, Accession No. ABDAG002800
Alexander Macdonald Bequest, 1901
This was one of four works that Macdonald commissioned from his friend Horsely, and later bequeathed to the gallery. Helen Valentine tells us that despite his rather stern appearance, Horsley had a "genial temperament," and indeed he writes warmly about numerous friends in his "recollections."
Image described as "out of copyright" on the gallery website. Click on the image to enlarge it.]