The 'selfie' traced back to Van Dyck




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Last year was dubbed the year of the "selfie" after millions of people shared images of themselves online, but self-portraiture is nothing new.
A new exhibition at Margate's Turner Gallery displays 140 self portraits from artists through the centuries - from Sir Anthony Van Dyck to Tracey Emin.
BBC South East Today's Piers Hopkirk spoke to Turner Contemporary director Victoria Pomery and National Portrait Gallery director Sandy Nairne.