1812
Portrait of the Countess of Tournon
Jean-Auguste-Dominique IngresFrench, 1780 - 1867
Wearing a beautifully rendered velvet dress, the Countess of Tournon confronts the viewer with a self-assured gaze full of vivacity and wit. The mother of a high government official in French-occupied Rome, she inspired one of Ingres's liveliest and most accomplished early portraits.
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