File:Portrait of a Man by Jan van Eyck-small.jpg

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Summary

Artist



Alternative names	Jean van Eyck, Johannes van Eyck
Description	Southern Netherlandish painter and draughtsman
Date of birth/death	circa 1390	before 9 June 1441
Location of birth/death	Maaseik	Bruges
Work location	The Hague (1422), Bruges (1425), Lille (1425–1428), Bruges (1431–1441)
Authority control	WorldCat

Title

Self-portrait

Description

English: Portrait of a Man (Self-portrait?). Inscribed on frame (top): AΛC.IXH.XAN. (bottom): JOHES.DE.EYCK.ME.FECIT.ANO.M^O. CCCC^O.33^O.2I.OCTOBRIS [As I can / Jan van Eyck made me on 21 October 1433]. The National Gallery, London. London only.

Date

1433

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

26 × 19 cm (10.2 × 7.5 in)

Current location

National Gallery

	Native name	National Gallery
	Location	London
	Coordinates	51° 30′ 30.96″ N, 0° 7′ 41.88″ W
	Established	1824
	Website	nationalgallery.org.uk
	Authority control	WorldCat

References

http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/jan-van-eyck-portrait-of-a-man-self-portrait

Source/Photographer

Selected work 1 from Self Portrait: Renaissance to Contemporary (Anthony Bond, Joanna Woodall, ISBN 978-1855143579).

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