Theodore Roussel

Portrait of Myself

1901

Dating
Exact year
Held at
Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Drypoint with aquatint and plate tone, on ivory laid paper, tipped to one of the artist’s printed borders (a color proof printing of his softground and aquatint frame design titled Grecian Key and Fly)
Dimensions
Plate/sheet: 21.4 × 16.5 cm (8 7/16 × 6 1/2 in.); Secondary support: 34.6 × 28.5 cm (13 5/8 × 11 1/4 in.)
Collection no.
2003.260
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

About this artwork

Portrait of Myself — Theodore Roussel. 1901.

Medium: Drypoint with aquatint and plate tone, on ivory laid paper, tipped to one of the artist’s printed borders (a color proof printing of his softground and aquatint frame design titled Grecian Key and Fly). Dimensions: Plate/sheet: 21.4 × 16.5 cm (8 7/16 × 6 1/2 in.); Secondary support: 34.6 × 28.5 cm (13 5/8 × 11 1/4 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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