Self-portrait
1785
Alexander Roslin shows off his serious artist credentials in this dashing self-portrait, draped in a luxurious, shimmering golden-brown silk coat that practically glows with 18th-century wealth. He holds his palette and brushes with a confident gaze, while the inscription above him proudly lists his titles as a Swedish knight and painter to the King of France. Behind him looms a portrait of a distinguished man in uniform, likely a royal patron, reminding viewers of the high society circles this Rococo master moved in even as the French Revolution began to change the world.
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