Self-Portrait Preparing an Etching

c. 1890

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: Art Institute of Chicago
Medium: Line etching with roulette and mezzotint on cream laid paper
Dimensions: Image: 18.2 × 24.7 cm (7 3/16 × 9 3/4 in.); Sheet: 28.4 × 37 cm (11 3/16 × 14 5/8 in.)
Collection no.: 2006.153
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Self-Portrait Preparing an Etching — Henri-Charles Guérard. c. 1890.

Medium: Line etching with roulette and mezzotint on cream laid paper. Dimensions: Image: 18.2 × 24.7 cm (7 3/16 × 9 3/4 in.); Sheet: 28.4 × 37 cm (11 3/16 × 14 5/8 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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