Artwork
Self-portrait with Portfolio
Self-portrait with Portfolio is an oil painting by the Rococo painting artist Jens Juel. It dates from 1773 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
This inclusion functions as an artistic attribute, symbolizing his creative practice and the act of drafting or compiling works within his craft.
The artwork is a self-portrait depicting the artist Jens Juel as its primary subject. True to its genre, the painting represents Juel presenting himself to the viewer alongside a portfolio, an object that signifies his profession and identity as a painter. This inclusion functions as an artistic attribute, symbolizing his creative practice and the act of drafting or compiling works within his craft.
Technique & Style
Self-portrait with Portfolio is executed in oil paint on canvas, a standard support for Jens Juel's portrait practice. The canvas measures 56.5 cm in height by 44.5 cm in width, giving it a modest, intimate scale suited to a self-portrait. The work is classified as a painting within the portrait genre, and its handling as a self-portrait reflects the conventions of late eighteenth-century Danish portraiture, where Juel was active. The medium and support are consistent with the oil-on-canvas technique typical of his production during the 1770s.
No specific information about the painting's condition, surface handling, or stylistic details beyond its medium, support, and dimensions is documented in the available sources.
History & Provenance
Jens Juel created the oil painting Self-portrait with Portfolio in 1773. The work depicts the artist himself and is executed on canvas, measuring 56.5 cm in height and 44.5 cm in width. It is currently held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst. No specific commission details or earlier ownership records are provided in the available sources.
The painting is held by the Statens Museum for Kunst in Denmark, which is also listed as its collection. According to the available records, the work is catalogued within that institution's holdings as a self-portrait by Jens Juel, dated 1773 and executed in oil on canvas.
No specific accession number is recorded in the available sources, and no exhibition history is documented for the work beyond its institutional placement at the Statens Museum for Kunst.
Overview
Jens Juel, Denmark’s foremost portraitist of the eighteenth century, painted Self‑portrait with Portfolio in 1773. Executed in oil, the work exemplifies the Rococo’s refined elegance while focusing on the individual artist’s presence.
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Artist
Jens Juel (12 May 1745 – 27 December 1802) was a Danish painter, primarily known for his many portraits, of which the largest collection is on display at Frederiksborg Castle.
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