1816
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Gabriel Cortois de Pressigny is a 1816 ink by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a man in fancy robes, holding a book and a quill. His collar is wide and decorated with lace, and he wears a cross necklace. The lines are dark and precise, making his face and clothes look detailed but smooth. The artist used a technique that lets them draw directly onto a metal plate. This makes the lines sharp and the shading simple but effective. Next, look up etching to see how it works.
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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