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A drawing of a standing man in a tailcoat.

The drawing in graphite and white chalk on tan paper depicts a man cropped beneath the thighs, standing in three quarters facing right, his gaze directed to the viewer. He has curled hair and wears a white shirt with a tall collar under a double-breasted tailcoat. His left hand is tucked into the front of his coat, holding a pocket watch or badge. His left hand is before him. There is written script in the bottom left of the page.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.857
People
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, French (Montauban 1780 - 1867 Paris)
Title
Portrait of Marquis Allesandro d'Azzia
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Portrait of a Stocky Young Man
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1814
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/297756

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite and white gouache on thin tan wove paper, laid down to cardboard
Dimensions
actual: 26.8 x 21.1 cm (10 9/16 x 8 5/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.857
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), p. 245
  • Agnes Mongan, David to Corot: French Drawings in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, MA, 1996), cat. no. 218, repr.

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