Four Magistrates of Besançon (Quatre magistrats de Besançon)
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres · 1825 · lithograph on wove paper
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Four Magistrates of Besançon (Quatre magistrats de Besançon) is a public-domain illustration by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, dated 1825. Lithograph on wove paper. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“Four Magistrates of Besançon (Quatre magistrats de 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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