Self Portrait, (painting).

Self Portrait, (painting).

Barclay, William Kennedy, 1816-1851, painter.

Self Portrait, (painting).

William Kennedy Barclay, (painting).

12 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.

(Lower right:) W. K. B./1845 signed

Self-portrait of painter William Kennedy Barclay as he is about to begin a painting. In his proper right hand he holds a paintbrush poised over a palette held in his proper left hand. In the background, to his proper left, there is a blank canvas resting on an easel, and to his proper right, there is a statue of a female figure.

Portrait male -- Barclay, William Kennedy -- Waist length

Occupation -- Art -- Painter

Object -- Art Object -- Sculpture

Object -- Art Object -- Painting

Object -- Art Tool -- Artist's Brush

Object -- Art Tool -- Easel

Object -- Art Tool -- Palette

Greenville County Museum of Art, 420 College Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29601 Accession Number: 97.21.1

Acquired April 1997.

Greenville County Museum of Art, 1999.

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