A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries
Painter and miniaturist Anna Claypoole Peale (1791-1878)
Self-Portrait, c.1815 / Oil on canvas / Private collection
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Self-Portrait, c.1815 / Oil on canvas / Private collection
1. The Silver Goblet, 1912 / Watercolor miniature on ivory / National Portrait Gallery, DC
2. Self Portrait, Reading, 1914 / Oil on canvas / Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA
1. Self Portrait, 1909 / watercolor and bodycolor / National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, Australia
2. Probable self portrait, c.1900-1910 / watercolor / National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
Self-Portrait at the Age of Twelve, 1691 / Oil on canvas / Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland
Lucia Fairchild Fuller (December 6, 1870-May 21, 1924) was an American painter and member of the New Hampshire Cornish Art Colony. She was a founding member and treasurer of the American Society of Miniature Painters.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucia_Fairchild_Fuller
Clara B. Fuller by Lucia Fairchild Fuller
1898 / Watercolor on ivory / 4-1/2″x2-13/16″ / The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
Lucia Fairchild Fuller on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/lucia-fairchild-fuller/
Further reading:
http://americancenturies.mass.edu/collection/itempage.jsp?itemid=194
https://arthur.io/art/lucia-fairchild-fuller/women-of-plymouth
https://asllinea.org/lucia-fairchild-fuller/
Anna Waser (October 16, 1678-September 20, 1714) was a Swiss miniature painter, draftsman, etcher, and calligrapher. She received her first drawing and painting lessons at the age of 12. Almost all of Waser’s work has been lost.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Waser
Portrait of Mr. Sulzer from Winterthur by Anna Waser
ND / 4-1/3″x3-1/10″ / Watercolor on parchment / Private collection
Anna Waser on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/anna-waser/
Further reading:
https://www.sikart.ch/KuenstlerInnen.aspx?id=4022965 (in German)
http://womenintheactofpainting.blogspot.com/2013/06/child-prodigy.html
“Anna Waser Swiss painter”, Google translation: https://bit.ly/3AKIvcn
“The tragic life of the first Swiss painter”, Google translation: https://bit.ly/3DIPKDy
Alexandrina Robertson Harris (July 11, 1886–February 1978) was a Scottish-born American painter of portrait miniatures.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandrina_Robertson_Harris
Jacqueline Cochran by Alexandrina Robertson Harris
c.1950 / Watercolor on ivory / 3-1⁄2″x2-3⁄4″ / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC
Alexandrina Robertson Harris on Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
More links:
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/alexandrina-robertson-harris-2084
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/92531
http://fineartdatabase.org/alexandrina-robertson-harris-1886-1978/
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (April 11, 1749-April 24, 1803) was a French painter who was a master at miniatures, pastels, and portraiture.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad%C3%A9la%C3%AFde_Labille-Guiard
Louise-Elisabeth of France, Duchess of Parma by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
1788 / Oil on canvas / 107″x63″ / Palace of Versailles, France
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/ad%C3%A9la%C3%AFde-labille-guiard/
Further reading:
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/adelaide-labille-guiard/
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/lagui/hd_lagui.htm
https://harvardmagazine.com/2009/09/adelaide-labille-guiard
Marie-Victoire Jaquotot (January 15, 1772-April 27, 1855) was a 19th-century French painter.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Victoire_Jaquotot
Casket for Louis XVIII’s snuffbox also contained painted miniatures to be fitted successively into the lid of the snuffbox. They were painted by Marie-Victoire Jaquotot. Details, description here:
https://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/casket-louis-xviiis-snuffbox
Marie Victoire Jaquotot on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/marie-victoire-jaquotot/
Further reading:
https://www.oxfordartonline.com/groveart/
Marie Victoire Jaquotot
https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/old-master-paintings-n08952/lot.287.html