Portraits
Self-Portrait of Raphael with another man
published 1729Engraving | 44.0 x 34.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850078
This print was part of the "Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France" (also known as 'Recueil Crozat'), a series of plates commissioned by Pierre Crozat, with 140 plates published in 1729 and a second volume in 1740.
It is commonly accepted that the man on the right is a self-portrait of Raphael, whereas the identity of the other sitter (generally identified as the 'Fencing Master') is an ongoing matter of dispute. For further discussion, see Bibliographic References.
A print after this portrait executed by a different printmaker is also included in the Raphael Collection under the category of "Portraits by Raphael", see RCIN 852115 for it.
Creator(s)
Nicholas de Larmessin III (1684-1755) (engraver)
After Raphael (1483-1520) (artist)
Pierre Crozat (1665-1740) (collector)
Subject(s)
Raphael (1483-1520)Giulio Romano (Rome c. 1499-Mantua 1546)44.0 x 34.9 cm (sheet of paper)
34.1 x 25.4 cm (platemark)
28.9 x 23.9 cm (image)
Portrait de Raphäel / D'aprés de Tableau. de ce peintre qui est dans le Cabinet du Roy...
- Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-1876)
Object type(s)
- visual works
- prints
- visual works
Bibliographic reference(s)
Raphael dans les collections françaises 1983 : Hommage a Raphael. Raphael dans les collections françaises: (Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, 15 novembre 1983-13 fevrier 1984), Paris pp.101-04, no.13
Henry/Joannides 2012 : Late Raphael, 2012. Edited by T. Henry and P. Joannides pp.296-300, no.82
Other number(s)
Ruland p.8 A.XIII.1
