# Self-portrait

- By: Karel du Jardin (Amsterdam, 1626–1678)
- Date: 1662
- Medium: copper (metal), oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 28.5 cm x width 22 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-190--d12087dcd12460a2d7c31501d52a43b6)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/wKxMs/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Making a small bow, courtly and courteous, Du Jardin introduces himself with this elegant self-portrait. Painted with flair and precision, the likeness has the air of a calling card, a demonstration of the artist’s skill. And, indeed, Du Jardin received several commissions for portraits from Amsterdam’s elite.