Comtesse Charles d’Agoult (born Marie de Flavigny) and Her Daughter Claire d’Agoult

Museum record 244917: Comtesse Charles d’Agoult (born Marie de Flavigny) and Her Daughter Claire d’Agoult by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. A verified ent…

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One of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’s largest and most ambitious portrait drawings, this work depicts the important Parisian society hostess, writer, and critic the Comtesse Marie d’Agoult and her daughter Claire. Ingres typically produced his portrait drawings without preparation and in a single sitting. This work, in contrast, required at least two sittings and three preparatory studies. The drawing is notable for its evocation of the richly furnished interior of d’Agoult’s home. The artist selectivel…