1815
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Frederic Sylvester Douglas is a 1815 ink by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image depicts a lithograph of a man, titled "Frederic Sylvester Douglas." The man is shown from the chest up, facing the viewer with a neutral expression. He has dark, curly hair and is wearing a white shirt with a high collar and a dark jacket. The background is a solid beige color. The man's attire and hairstyle suggest that the lithograph was created in the early 19th century. The level of detail and realism in the image also indicate that it was created by a skilled artist. The attention to detail and realism in this lithograph are reminiscent of the work of 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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