Self-Portrait

Characterized by muted colors and a light beige background, the painting exemplifies Graff’s emphasis on individual character and expression within the Rococo movement, though here applied to himself with restraint.

Painted in 1791, the self-portrait is now held in the collection of the Gemäldegalerie Berlin, reflecting the institution’s interest in preserving European portrait painting of the era.

While Graff is noted for portraits of illustrious figures like Friedrich Schiller and Frederick the Great, this self-portrait offers an intimate, personal counterpoint to his more public commissions.

As part of Graff’s oeuvre, the *Self-Portrait* contributes to the broader understanding of Rococo portraiture’s capacity for nuanced, introspective depictions of the individual.