"Self-Portrait" by Benjamin Williams Leader (1831-1923) (original) (raw)

Self-portrait

Benjamin Williams Leader (1831-1923)

1884

Oil on canvas

H 34.5 x W 29.7 cm

Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

Accession no. ABDAG002499

Bequeathed by Alexander Macdonald, 1901

Leader portrays himself as every inch the country gentleman here. Commentary continues below.

Image capture, comment and formatting by Jacqueline Banerjee. Click on the image to enlarge it.

Available via Art UK on the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence (CC BY-NC-SA).

The artust looks comfortable in his slightly rumpled brown jacket, with similarly rumpled handkerchief in the top pocket, and a splash of red at the collar. His neat hair and fine grey whiskers add dignity. Either looking at a canvas or deep in reverie, he has a steady, penetrating gaze.

Created 4 September 2020