Oedipus (Oedipe)

1876

Ferdinand Gaillard, after Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Associated Names
Ferdinand Gaillard

Artist, French, 1834 - 1887

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Artist After, French, 1780 - 1867

The image depicts a nude person standing on rocky terrain. The person is leaning forward with one knee bent and an arm resting on the knee. They have short, curly hair and are looking to the left. A winged figure is crouched nearby, also with curly hair, gazing at the person. The standing person has a cloth draped over their back and is holding cylindrical objects. In the background, another figure is partially obscured by shadows, with raised arms. The setting includes a dark rocky cave with a city or settlement visible in the distance through an opening in the rocks.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté S.A., Paris); purchased 2016 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1885

  • Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris, 1885-1892: Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1885-1892: no. 24, v/vi.

Inscriptions

recto: lower left in rock: INGRES / PINGEABAT / 1808; lower left in plate: F Gaillard sculps; lower right in plate: Ingres Pinx.: verso: at lower right, in graphite in later hand: 15 0678 [in rectangle]

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q77112623

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