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Self-Portrait
Emile Masson (American, active in 1852–1862)
1852–62
Medium/Technique
Watercolor and graphite on board
Dimensions
Sheet: 21.3 x 15.9 cm (8 3/8 x 6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number60.403
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik (1962) cat. 516
DescriptionBearded artist, a large portfolio under his right arm, wearing beribboned, broad-brimmed hat, walking to left.
InscriptionsInscribed above in graphite: Old Masson / and his Sacré Dam Big Folio!
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA April 14, 1960