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A drawing of a standing woman with raised arms.

The drawing in graphite and black chalk on tan paper depicts a woman standing in three quarters toward the right of the page, her head in profile with dark hair spilling behind her. She wears an elaborately draped garment in two layers, the first layer dress-like and tied at the waist; the second layer robe-like, covering the right arm entirely, her front from her neck to her shins, and just over her left bicep. Her arms are raised in the air, her left hand open. A faint grid is drawn over her, with written script at the left of the page, and a stamp at the bottom left.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.856
People
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, French (Montauban 1780 - 1867 Paris)
Title
Study for the Figure of France in "The Apotheosis of Napoleon I"
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Study for "La Vierge a l'Hostle" ("Apotheosis of Napoleon")
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1853
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/296878

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite and black chalk over stylus outlines, square in graphite, on tan wove paper, laid down.
Dimensions
actual: 52.5 x 27.4 cm (20 11/16 x 10 13/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.856
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Ingres: Centennial Exhibition, 1867-1967. Drawings, Watercolors and Oil Sketches from American Collections, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1967), no. 103, p. 249, repr.
  • Agnes Mongan, David to Corot: French Drawings in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, MA, 1996), cat. no. 249, repr.
  • Mark G. Mitchell, "Learning from the Masters: Ingres' Miraculous Lines", Drawing (American Artist) (Winter 2007), pp. 42-57, repr. p. 57

Exhibition History

  • Ingres Centennial Exhibition, 1867-1967, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 02/12/1967 - 04/09/1967

Verification Level

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