Portrait of a Young Man, Looking to the Left (Self-Portrait), from Life-Sized Heads

1760

Dating: Exact year
Held at: Art Institute of Chicago
Medium: Mezzotint in black on off-white laid paper
Dimensions: Plate: 50.2 × 36.5 cm (19 13/16 × 14 3/8 in.); Sheet: 54.4 × 39.5 cm (21 7/16 × 15 9/16 in.)
Collection no.: 1992.94
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Portrait of a Young Man, Looking to the Left (Self-Portrait), from Life-Sized Heads — Thomas Frye. 1760.

Medium: Mezzotint in black on off-white laid paper. Dimensions: Plate: 50.2 × 36.5 cm (19 13/16 × 14 3/8 in.); Sheet: 54.4 × 39.5 cm (21 7/16 × 15 9/16 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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