1809
graphite
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Auguste-Jean-Marie Guénepin is a 1809 graphite by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This portrait features a man with short, curly hair and a serious expression. He is dressed in a white shirt with a high collar and buttons down the front, paired with a white cloak or cape. The man's hands are clasped together in front of him, holding a book or papers. In the background, a faint outline of a building is visible on the left side of the image. The artist has used graphite on wove paper to create this detailed portrait. The subject's facial features are rendered with precision, while the background is more subtle. For more information on this style of portraiture, look up the artist: Ingres, Jean-Auguste-Dominique.
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was a French Neoclassical painter. Ingres was profoundly influenced by past artistic traditions and aspired to become the guardian of academic orthodoxy against the ascendant Romantic…
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