Portrait of a Girl
by INGRES, Jean-Auguste-Dominique, Graphite pencil on paper, 280 x 207 mm
An affection for this model (probably a relative of Lucien Bonaparte, Napoleon’s brother) imbues the artist’s line with a natural suppleness and precision. Without striving after psychological insight, Ingres brings out the mix of stiffness and femininity behind his subject’s cool gaze.