# Self-Portrait

- By: Thérèse Schwartze (Amsterdam, 1851–1918)
- Date: before 1888
- Medium: paper, pastel (crayon)
- Classification: drawing
- Dimensions: height 600 mm x width 450 mm
- Credit line: Purchased with the support of the Women of the Rijksmuseum Fund
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/RP-T-2023-36--e125b25e815cca14f52749645ee74f8f)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/8539db4a90af358fb6366ee0f3b3a5fc.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

When Schwartze made this self-portrait, she was regularly working in Paris, pursuing an international career. She began using pastels, which enabled her to work faster and create softer contours. This is reflected in the portrait, with the springiness of her pinned-up hair and the rendered softness of her cheeks.