Jacques Marguet de Norvins
1811
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1811
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This painting is a portrait of a man. He is wearing a white shirt and a dark jacket. His hair is styled in a fashionable way for the time. The man's face is serious, and he is looking directly at the viewer. The background of the painting is plain, which helps to focus attention on the subject. The artist who painted this portrait was Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, a French artist known for his work in the Romanticism movement.