Self Portrait
1854
Meet Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven, a man who clearly knows his worth, sitting confidently in a studded chair while showing off his true talent on the easel next to him. Instead of just painting himself, he includes a sketch of sheep, which was actually his claim to fame in the 19th-century art world. It’s a clever humble-brag of the Romantic era: 'Yes, I look dapper in a suit, but I’m really the master of fluffy animals.' He was so skilled at painting livestock that he basically became the celebrity sheep artist of Belgium.
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