Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine. Self-Portrait. 1773–1783. France. Etching, drypoint, and engraving in black on ivory wove paper Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine was a French artist who was primarily active in Poland. This searing Self-Portrait, made when the artist was 33, suggests the enormous influence of Rembrandt’s chiaroscuro drypoints and in particular his Self-Portrait at a Window of 1648 (available for viewing upon appointment in the Art Institute’s Department of Prints and Drawings).

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