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Madame Désiré Raoul-Rochette
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While living in Rome, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres began making commissioned graphite portraits as a way of providing additional income. He aspired to a career as a history painter, however, and made such works only as gifts for friends after achieving professional success. This sheet was a gift for its sitter's husband, a famous archaeologist to whom Ingres dedicated it at lower right. The subject of the drawing, Antoinette-Claude Houdon, was the youngest daughter of Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741–1828), an important 18th-century French sculptor. Using the style he developed for such works, the artist drew in stark, confident lines, with no apparent erasing or correction.
| Artist / Maker | Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres |
|---|---|
| Date | 1830 |
| Culture / Origin | France, 19th century |
| Medium | graphite on cream wove paper |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 32.2 x 24 cm (12 11/16 x 9 7/16 in.) |
| Department | Drawings |
| Type | Drawing |
About the Artist
A leading exponent of French neoclassicism and the academic tradition, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was born in Montauban in 1780. At the age of ten he began studying art and music in Toulouse. In 1797 he entered the Paris studio of David (q.v.), where he became a favorite pupil and assistant. Barely a year later a dispute prompted Ingres to leave the studio and enroll in the École des Beaux-Arts. In 1801 he won the Prix de Rome, but lack of funds… Full biography →
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Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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