Charles Gounod
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres · 1841 · Graphite on ivory wove paper, discolored to cream
Public domain
Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Charles Gounod is a public-domain drawing by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, dated 1841. Graphite on ivory wove paper, discolored to cream. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Charles Gounod” (1841) 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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