Amédée-David, the Comte de Pastoret

Museum record 111317: Amédée-David, the Comte de Pastoret by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. A verified entry point for discovery.

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This portrait of Amédée-David, the Comte de Pastoret, is one of several artworks he commissioned from his friend Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Pastoret likely played a role in Ingres’s admission to the Académie des Beaux-Arts, and here he is seen wearing the embroidered black uniform reflective of his role as auditor for the Council of State. The shimmering Legion of Honor medal hung high around his neck with a red ribbon and the exquisitely detailed golden sword hilt alleviate the somber darkness of hi…