An etching of the head of a bearded man wearing a plumed beret. Inscribed, upper left; G. CASTILIONUS GENOVESE. FE. The identification of this print as a self-portrait has been questioned, but the confidence, even cocky defiance that issues from the face, staring directly at us, would seem to render such doubts redundant. The velvet beret and ostrich feather were to recur frequently in Castiglione’s works when he wished to indicate the presence of the artist and add a touch of theatrical exotica.