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Self-portrait
William HindAbout / vers 1862 - 1863
McCord Stewart Museum
Montreal, Canada
In 1851, British-born painter, watercolourist and illustrator William Hind immigrated to Canada. Several self-portraits reveal his mastery of detail and his exceptional realism. The best known of these, in the McCord's collection, shows his heightened sense of his self-image. He became an artist-reporter, publishing illustrations of his expeditions across the country.
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Details
- Title: Self-portrait
- Creator Lifespan: 1833/1889
- Date: About / vers 1862 - 1863
- Type: Peinture, Painting
- Titre: Autoportrait
- Description: En 1851, le peintre, aquarelliste et illustrateur d'origine britannique William Hind immigre au Canada. Il réalise plusieurs autoportraits d'un réalisme exceptionnel, qui révèlent sa grande maîtrise du détail. Le plus connu de tous, figurant dans la collection du McCord, montre un homme possédant une conscience aiguë de sa propre image. Tel un artiste-reporter, Hind publiera des illustrations des expéditions auxquelles il participe d'un océan à l'autre.
- Credit line: Gift of Mr. David Ross McCord, Don de Mr. David Ross McCord
- Artist: William Hind
- Rights: http://www.musee-mccord.qc.ca/en/orders/conditions/
- External Link: http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/collection/artifacts/M459
- Medium: Watercolour, ink and graphite on thin card, Aquarelle, encre et mine de plomb sur carton mince
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