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, English, 1792-1871
Title
Self-Portrait
Date1822
MediumEtching
Dimensions
Sheet: 14.6 x 12.6 cm
Plate: 13.8 x 12.2 cm
Credit LinePresented, Brian Lalor Print Collection, 2014
Object numberNGI.2014.52
DescriptionHayter enjoyed royal patronage and was appointed Queen Victoria’s official portrait and history painter in 1837. He was considered by many to be vain and self-important. On meeting Hayter, John Constable found him to be "a very prosperous, disagreeable personage—but a great man in his own opinion". Here he depicts himself as a dandy much concerned with his appearance.
Inscriptionlower left (scratched in plate): GHayter Se Ipsum Pinxit [GH in monogram]/1822 et Aqua Fortis Fecit 1824