Self-Portrait

What you see

Raden Saleh shows himself standing, cut off at the thighs, turned slightly to the left and looking straight at us. His black hair falls to his ears, and he wears a thin moustache, a dark high-collared jacket and pale trousers. One hand rests at his waist; the other holds a black hat and a gold-topped cane.

Behind him, a fringed red velvet curtain opens on the right onto a landscape of blue sky and glowing clouds, with a lone tree on a hill. The black of the jacket soaks up the light and makes the face stand out. Seek out the small chain with a red charm hanging at his waist.