Thomas Flatman, 1635-88, Self-portrait, Dated 1673, Watercolour on vellum, stuck to a table-book leaf, Signed lower left 'TF' in monogram, and dated 1673. Inscribed in graphite on the back 'Portrait / of / Thomas Flatman / (the poet) / by himself / 1673'
<p>V&amp;A Museum no. P.79-1938, Given by the Basil S. Long Memorial Fund
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Thomas Flatman, a lawyer, poet and miniaturist, described himself as a 'Gentleman'. This searching self-portrait is typical of his unglamorous miniatures, which were mostly of friends, fellow lawyers and officials.
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Thomas_Flatman" class="extiw" title="w:en:Thomas Flatman"><span title="English poet and miniature painter (1635-1688)">Thomas Flatman</span></a>
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Dated 1673<br>14 October 2007 (original upload date)
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