From:Williamson Art Gallery and Museum

Name/TitleSelf Portrait as a Young Man

About this objectThe artist painted this self-portrait around the time he studied at the Gloucester School of Art, then known as the South Kensington Drawing Schools.

Steer was rejected from the Royal Academy of Art Schools in London so he moved to Paris. In Paris, he studied at the Académie Julian where he was taught by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905). He later studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts where he was taught by Alexandre Cabanel (1823-1889).

MakerSteer, Philip Wilson (1860-1942)

Maker Rolepainter

Date Madec. 1880

Period19th century

Medium and Materialsmedium: oil
support: canvas

Style and IconographySelf-Portrait

Style and IconographyPortrait

Techniqueoil on canvas

Measurementssupport height: 49.5 cm
support width: 39 cm

Credit LinePurchased from Messrs. Agnews Ltd. with the aid of a grant from the V&A Museum, 1960

Object Typepainting

Object numberBIKGM.3371

Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved