John La Farge: Portrait of the Painter This self-portrait, which La Farge painted in October 1859 at his family’s estate in Glen Cove, Long Island, reflects his use of a photograph as a pictorial source and his appreciation of the unmodulated shapes and flattened space of Japanese prints. The artist portrays himself as a landscapist ready to embark on a painting expedition. It is now located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, USA.