About the Artwork
Self Portrait
ca. 1800
William Beechey
1753-1839
English
Unknown
Oil on canvas
Unframed: 30 1/4 × 25 1/8 inches (76.8 × 63.8 cm) Framed: 36 7/8 × 31 3/4 × 1 3/4 inches (93.7 × 80.6 × 4.4 cm)
Paintings
European Painting
Gift of Dr. Hugo A. and Hortense G. Freund
53.369
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
------
Provenance
probably the artist's son, William Nelson Beechey
by descent to his daughter, Miss Nelson Beechey
by inheritance to Beechey's great-great grand daughter
1901, sold by (Agnew's, London, England) lot 9
purchased by Lord Leverhulme (London, England and USA by 1926)
March 2-4, 1926, sold by (Anderson Galleries, New York, USA) lot 15
purchased by Dr. Freund
Dr. Hugo A. and Hortense G. Freund (Detroit, Michigan, USA) 1953-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
For more information on provenance and its important function in the museum, please visit:
Provenance pageExhibition History
Please note: This section is empty
The exhibition history of a number of objects in our collection only begins after their acquisition by the museum, and may reflect an incomplete record.
We welcome your feedback for correction and/or improvement.
Suggest FeedbackPublished References
Exh. cat., Royal Academy. London, 1790, no. 420.
Bulletin of the DIA: Annual Report 33, no. 2 (1953-53): p. 52.
Walker, R. Regency Portraits. 1985, vol. 1, p. 37.
Kindly share your feedback or any additional information, as this record is still a work in progress and may need further refinement.
Suggest FeedbackCatalogue Raisoneé
Please note: This section is empty
Credit Line for Reproduction
William Beechey, Self Portrait, ca. 1800, oil on canvas. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Dr. Hugo A. and Hortense G. Freund, 53.369.
Feedback
We regularly update our object record as new research and findings emerge, and we welcome your feedback for correction or improvement.
Suggest Feedback