Princesse de Broglie, 1851–1853 - a photo on Flickriver

            Princesse de Broglie, 1851–1853
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (Montauban 1780 – Paris 1867)
French
Oil on canvas; 47 3/4 x 35 3/4 in. (121.3 x 90.8 cm)
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 (1975.1.186)

Although portraiture was a genre he increasingly came to dislike, Ingres depicted many of the leading personalities of his day. This splendid painting of Joséphine Eléonore Marie Pauline de Galard de Brassacede Béarn, princesse de Broglie, is his last commissioned portrait of a female sitter. The princesse, a member of the most cultivated circles of the Second Empire, was renown for her great beauty as well as her reserve, both qualities captured in this portrait. Ingres's facility for brilliantly transcribing the material quality of objects is seen in the rich satin and lace of the sitter's gown, the silk damask upholstery, and the richly embroidered evening scarf draped across the chair. Also rendered in exquisite detail are the princesse's sumptuous jewels, which include the fashionable antique-inspired pendant around her neck.

The Princesse de Broglie died of consumption at the age of thirty-five. Her bereaved husband kept this portrait behind draperies in perpetual tribute to her memory. It remained in the family until shortly before it was acquired by Robert Lehman and retains the original, ornately carved frame that Ingres himself selected.
   

Taken on: July 11, 2009

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Camera: Nikon D80, f/4.2, 1/6 sec, 26mm (=39mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

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