Portrait d'Ingres (Portrait of Ingres)

1844, printed 1982

Charles Nègre, André Jammes

Associated Names
Charles Nègre

Artist, French, 1820 - 1880

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Artist, French, 1780 - 1867

André Jammes

Compiler, French, born 1927

This is a print that contains various elements including faces, landscapes, and abstract details. The central focus is a detailed sketch of a face on the left. This face is the largest of the designs and takes up about half of the print. It shows a person with short hair, light skin, thin eyebrows, deep-set eyes, round cheeks, and a small mouth set in a neutral expression. On the right is an assortment of smaller sketches and patterns. These include abstract shapes, two small rectangular landscapes, and two profile drawings of people, with several small patches of crosshatching lines scattered across the page. There are also two darker abstract sections that have no clearly discernable shape. The profiles and landscapes are all oriented differently from the larger face, so they seem to be flipped to the side. The background of the print is off-white paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photogravure

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Hans P. Kraus, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    image: 10.2 × 12.7 cm (4 × 5 in.)
    sheet: 28.8 × 20.2 cm (11 5/16 × 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.138.1.14

Associated Artworks

See all 14 artworks
The image shows a man crouching, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, long-sleeved shirt and trousers. In the background are wooden panels or artworks leaning against a dark wall, in a dimly lit environment.

Planche I – Le Maçon Accroupi (Plate I – The Crouching Mason)

Charles Nègre, André Jammes

1853

This is an image of a book cover featuring a linen textured surface with a white label bordered by a thin brown line. The label includes the text "Charles Nègre," "Treize Héliogravures 1854-1857," "Note Historique par André Jammes," and "Genève MCMLXXXII Saint-Prex."

Treize Héliogravures (Thirteen Heliogravures)

Charles Nègre, André Jammes

1854

The image shows two women in a historic architectural setting. The woman on the left is sitting on a stone step with her hands in her lap, while the woman on the right is standing, holding an object with both hands and looking towards the seated woman. Both women are captured in full view. The seated woman has her hair tied back with a head covering, and her facial features are captured in profile as she looks slightly downward. She is wearing a dark dress with a white apron and a shawl. The standing woman also has her hair styled back with a head covering and is dressed similarly in a full skirt with a light apron and shawl, holding an item in her hand. The background consists of ancient-looking stone archways and detailed columns. The texture of the stone and columns adds depth to the scene.

Planche II – Deux Arlesiennes Dans le Cloître de Saint-Trophime d'Arles (Plate II – Two Arlesiennes in the Cloister of Saint-Trophime of Arles)

Charles Nègre, André Jammes

1852


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Hans P. Kraus, Jr., New York; gift to NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, lower left below image in graphite: 45/100

Markings

printer stamp embossed in paper below image: ST-PREX

Wikidata ID

Q64145803

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