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Self Portrait of Thomas Worlidge (1700-1766) - Thomas Worlidge (1700-1766) - 1805
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Self Portrait of Thomas Worlidge (1700-1766)

ArtistThomas Worlidge (1700-1766)
EngraverThomas Chambars (1724-1789)
Date1805
TechniqueEtching
CategoryPortraits
SourceA Dictionary of Painters From the Revival of the Art to the Present Period by the Rev. M.Pilkington A.M., a New Edition, With Considerable Alterations, Additions, an Appendix and an Index by Henry Fuseli R.A. - London. Printed by John Crowder, Warwick Square

Description

This image presents Thomas Worlidge in the act of drawing, reinforcing the Enlightenment notion of the artist as thinker and craftsman. The studio setting contributes to the narrative of creative labor.