Odalisque

1825, published 1826

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Associated Names
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Artist, French, 1780 - 1867

François Seraphin Delpech

Printer, French, 1778 - 1825

The image shows a woman reclining on a couch or bed. She is lying on her side with her upper torso supported by her left arm, and her legs are outstretched. She has an oval-shaped face, delicate features, and her hair is partially covered by a headscarf. The woman is unclothed, wearing only a bracelet and an anklet on her left wrist and ankle. The setting includes ornate textiles on the furniture and a detailed rug underneath. Heavy drapery hangs on one side, and there is a decorative incense burner nearby. The background consists of patterned fabric.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 13.1 × 20.9 cm (5 3/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 29.7 × 38.3 cm (11 11/16 × 15 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.117

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 9, State only

  • Series Title

    Album Lithographique

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert Hartshorne (1866-1927), New Jersey (Lugt 2215b); sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 23 January 1946, lot 101)

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1972

  • Lithography in the 19th Century: Selections from the National Gallery of Art, Rosenwald Collection, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, 1972-1973, no. 24, repro.

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Inscriptions

recto: in stone, below image, at left: Ingres 1825.; in stone, below image, at center: ODALISQUE.; in stone, below image, at right: I lith de Delpech.; verso: at lower center, in graphite, in later hand: 20737 / 49 [circled]

Markings

recto: none; verso: Robert Hartshorne (Lugt 2215b)

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65077627

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