Four Magistrates of Besançon (Quatre magistrats de Besançon)

1825

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Associated Names
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Artist, French, 1780 - 1867

Gottfried Engelmann

Printer, French, 1788 - 1839

This is a drawing of a regal scene set within a decorative framework. The image depicts four figures dressed in historical attire, each seated on ornate chairs underneath a draped canopy. The heraldic emblem featuring a double-headed eagle sits atop the tapestry. The figures appear to be engaged in a discussion or debate, with one gesturing towards the others.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 54 × 36.3 cm (21 1/4 × 14 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5089

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 8, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    Voyages Pittoresques et Romantiques dans l'Ancienne France

Artwork history & notes

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 right: Lith: de G: Engelmann; verso: none

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65022256

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