Self-Portrait

1886

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: sheet: 12 3/16 x 9 5/16 in. (30.9 x 23.6 cm) plate: 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (9.5 x 6.4 cm)
Collection no.: 2000.447
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Self-Portrait — James Ensor. 1886.

Medium: Etching. Dimensions: sheet: 12 3/16 x 9 5/16 in. (30.9 x 23.6 cm) plate: 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (9.5 x 6.4 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Purchase, Derald H. and Janet Ruttenberg Gift, 2000.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

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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