The Four Magistrates of Besançon
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres · 1825 · Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper
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About this picture
The Four Magistrates of Besançon is a public-domain illustration by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, dated 1825. Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“The Four Magistrates of Besançon” (1825) 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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