Charles X in his Coronation Robes
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres · c. 1828 · Watercolor, over graphite, on ivory laid paper, squared in red chalk and graphite, perimeter mounted on cream wove paper and wrapped on board
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Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Charles X in his Coronation Robes is a public-domain drawing by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, dated c. 1828. Watercolor, over graphite, on ivory laid paper, squared in red chalk and graphite, perimeter mounted on cream wove paper and wrapped on board. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Charles X in his Coronation Robes” (c. 1828) is drawn first. Ingres cared more about the precision of the line than about a loose patch of paint.
About the artist
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780–1867) was a French painter who defended precise line. His portraits and odalisques are tightly drawn, even when the anatomy is quietly adjusted.
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