Self Portrait
Oil on wood by Miles de Montmorency. Self-Portrait. 1912
The painting depicts a man from the shoulders up, looking straight at the viewer. He is wearing a white collared overcoat with a large round white button and a dark tie and shirt underneath. The hair is neatly combed to the side and tucked behind the ears. The background is nondescript and muted in colour, providing no additional context about the setting. There is a wooden board situated in the bottom area of the painting.
oil on wood
Artist Biography
Miles Fletcher de Montmorency (1893–1963) Miles de Montmorency was a British painter and the 17th Baronet Morres of Knockagh, County Tipperary. Son of Hervey Lodge de Montmorency and husband of stained glass artist Rachel de Montmorency, he studied at Dover School of Art, the Byam Shaw and Vicat Cole School of Art, and the Royal Academy Schools. He exhibited widely, including at the Royal Academy and with war artists, and was elected to the Royal Society of British Artists in 1935, later serving as its honorary librarian. He authored A Short History of Painting in England.
Copyright Holder
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