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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Study of the Portrait of Louise de Broglie, Comtesse d'Haussonville, 1861

Description

Maker

  • Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1780-1867, French

Title

Study of the Portrait of Louise de Broglie, Comtesse d'Haussonville

Year

1861

Medium

Graphite on wove paper mounted to paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • pencil

Supports

  • Buff paper

Dimensions

27.6 x 20.4 cm (10 7/8 x 8 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed, in graphite, at LL: "J. Ingres 1845".

Stamped with the sale mark of Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867; Lugt 1477)

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

32.227

About

This drawing was made by Ingres after his portrait of Louise de Broglie, Comtesse d'Haussonville (1845) to serve as the model for an engraving. The oil painting is now in the Frick Collection, New York.

Signed, in graphite, at LL: "J. Ingres 1845".

Stamped with the sale mark of Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867; Lugt 1477)

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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Drawing the Line

March 30 - June 10, 2001

Formerly thought to be a study for the painting in the Frick Collection, New York, this drawing is now believed to have been made by Ingres as a model for an outline engraving after the painting's completion. All parts of the painting are described with a careful and even line so that the whole may be reproduced effectively, making this unlike other portrait drawings by Ingres in RISD's collection, which distinguish strongly between a highly finished head and a more loosely described body.

The exhibited drawing's function is also signaled by the absence of any attempt to describe light and shade with areas of modulating tones. The line itself is made to carry out this representational work. Well-lit areas are reproduced in a darker, heavier line; shadowed sections are more lightly treated. This drawing represents a rare opportunity to witness an artist working in the space between original and reproduction. Ingres grapples with the difficulties involved in translating hue and tone into line.

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Study of the Portrait of Louise de Broglie, Comtesse d'Haussonville with the accession number of 32.227. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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