Self-Portrait (Vanderlyn)
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| Artist | John Vanderlyn |
| Year | 1800 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 64.1 cm × 53 cm (25.2 in × 21 in) |
| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City |
A self-portrait of 1800 by the American artist John Vanderlyn is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.[1] It is an oil painting showing the artist around the age of twenty four. He had moved to Paris and studied under François-André Vincent. The painting was one of two portraits that Vanderlyn exhibited at the Salon of 1800 at the Louvre. It was particularly praised by Jacques-Louis David whose Neoclassicism was a major influence on Vanderlyn. He presented the painting to his patron Aaron Burr, a politician who served as Vice President, best known for his duel with Alexander Hamilton.[2]
Four years later he enjoyed success with his history painting The Death of Jane McCrea.[3] He was later commissioned to produce the large Landing of Columbus for the Capitol Rotunda in Washington.
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