Overview: This first American exhibition devoted to the work of Jean-Auguste- Dominique Ingres included 38 paintings and 68 drawings. It brought together portraits of Madame Inès Moitessier from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, and from the National Gallery, London, and included the famous portrait of Louis-François Bertin from the Musée du Louvre, Paris.

Organization: The exhibition was organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington; the National Gallery, London; and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Curators were Philip Conisbee, senior curator of European paintings at the National Gallery of Art, Washington; Gary Tinterow, the Metropolitan Museum of Art; and Christopher Riopelle, the National Gallery, London, assisted by Andrew Shelton, an independent Ingres specialist.

Sponsor: The exhibition was made possible by support from Airbus Industrie and by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.

Other Venues:

• National Gallery, London, 01/27/1999–04/25/1999
• Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 09/27/1999–01/02/2000