Henri Labrouste
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 31 x 23.5 cm (12 3/16 x 9 1/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Accession Number
1995.47.52
Art Historical Context
In the National Gallery of Art's collection, Jean-Auguste-Dique Ingres' *Henri Labrouste* (1852) stands as a masterful graphite drawing on wove paper, measuring 31 x 23.5 cm. Created by one of France's leading Neoclassical artists, this intimate portrait captures the architect Henri Labrouste with Ingres' signature precision and. Labrouste, a pioneer in 19th-century architecture known for innovative iron-and-glass structures like the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, gazes directly at the viewer, his features rendered with exquisite detail. Ingres, renowned for his incisive portraits that blend ...
About the Artist
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French) · 1780 –1867
French, Montauban 1780–1867 Paris