Portrait of the Countess of Tournon

Gallery 399, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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Portrait of the Countess of Tournon

1812

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French, 1780–1867)

Wearing a beautifully rendered velvet dress, the Countess of Tournon confronts the viewer with a self-assured gaze full of vivacity and wit. The mother of a high government official in French-occupied Rome, she inspired one of Ingres's liveliest and most accomplished early portraits.

Gallery 399, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Portrait of the Countess of Tournon

Date:

1812

Artist:

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French, 1780–1867)

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

36 3/8 × 28 13/16 inches (92.4 × 73.2 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

The Henry P. McIlhenny Collection in memory of Frances P. McIlhenny, 1986

Accession Number:

1986-26-22

Geography:

Made in Rome, Italy, Europe

Provenance

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Gallery 399, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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