Ingres (1780–1867) as a Young Man

Ingres (1780–1867) as a Young Man

Ingres (1780–1867) as a Young Man
Artist:? Madame Gustave Héquet (French, active ca. 1845–65)
Date:ca. 1850–60
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions:34 x 27 1/ 2 in. (86.4 x 69.9 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:Bequest of Grace Rainey Rogers, 1943
Accession Number:43.85.1

This painting is a version, with significant variations, of Ingres's self-portrait of 1804 (probably the canvas now in the Musée Condé, Chantilly). Evidence suggests that it was made between 1850 and 1860 under Ingres's supervision by one of his pupils. In 1866, the master acquired the canvas at the estate sale of the man of letters and composer Gustave Héquet. The catalogue of the sale states that it was painted by Héquet's wife, although her first name is not given.

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