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Portrait of Jean-Louis Robin

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Ingres famously said that “Drawing is everything; it is all of art,” and that “Smoke itself should be expressed by a line.” His celebrated portrait drawings exemplify his devotion to pure line.
Ingres drew his portrait of Jean-Louis Robin, chief physician of the French Hospital in Rome, from the Villa Medici, the site of the French Academy in Rome, where the artist was in residence at the time. In the distance, drawn with technical precision, is Saint Peter’s Basilica.
Using only graphite, with an astonishing economy of means and in the absence of color and modeling, Ingres rendered a personality and a setting as fully realized as in any painted portrait.

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Henri Delaborde, Ingres: Sa Vie, Ses Travaux, Sa Doctrine

2026 at 08:25 PM

Henri Delaborde, Ingres: Sa Vie, Ses Travaux, Sa Doctrine (Paris, 1870), p. 312, no. 409.

Wed

Jan

exhibition

The Art Institute of Chicago, "Gods and (Super)heroes: Drawing in an Age of Revolution", November 16, 2017 - April 1, 2018.

2026 at 08:17 PM

The Art Institute of Chicago, "Gods and (Super)heroes: Drawing in an Age of Revolution", November 16, 2017 - April 1, 2018.

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Jan

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given to the Art Institute, 1953.

2026 at 07:53 PM

given to the Art Institute, 1953.

Wed

Jan

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Morton D. Zabel, "Ingres in America," The Arts 16:6

2026 at 07:30 PM

Morton D. Zabel, "Ingres in America," The Arts 16:6 (February 1930), pp. 369-82 and 436 (ill.).

Wed

Jan

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given to her cousin, Maurice Bouts, 1902 [according to Naef 1977]....

2026 at 07:27 PM

given to her cousin, Maurice Bouts, 1902 [according to Naef 1977]. Sold, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 29, 1927, lot 31 to Cesar de Hauke, France, for 7,000 francs [according to Naef 1977]

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Henry Lapauze, Jean Briant Paysagiste, Maître d'Ingres, et le Paysage Dans l'Oeuvre de Ingres

2026 at 07:11 PM

Henry Lapauze, Jean Briant Paysagiste, Maître d'Ingres, et le Paysage Dans l'Oeuvre de Ingres (Paris, 1911) pp. 48 and 51 (ill.).

Wed

Jan

exhibition

Dayton, Ohio, Dayton Art Institute, "French Artists in Italy, 1600-1900, " cat. 44 (ill).

2026 at 07:00 PM

Dayton, Ohio, Dayton Art Institute, "French Artists in Italy, 1600-1900," cat. 44 (ill).

Wed

Jan

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bequeathed to Eugene Froment-Delormel (died 1900), Paris

2026 at 07:00 PM

bequeathed to Eugene Froment-Delormel (died 1900), Paris

Thu

Jan

exhibition

Washington, D.C., The National Gallery of Art, "Portraits by Ingres: Image of an Epoch, " May 23-August 22, 1999, p. 171, cat. 44 (ill.), cat. by Gary Tinterow, Philip Conisbee, et. al.; traveled to New York...

1999 at 08:55 PM

Washington, D.C., The National Gallery of Art, "Portraits by Ingres: Image of an Epoch," May 23-August 22, 1999, p. 171, cat. 44 (ill.), cat. by Gary Tinterow, Philip Conisbee, et. al.; traveled to New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 27, 1999-January 2, 2000.

Sun

Jan

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Pierre Rosenberg, From Drawing to Painting: Poussin, Watteau, Fragonard, David and Ingres

1996 at 08:55 PM

Pierre Rosenberg, From Drawing to Painting: Poussin, Watteau, Fragonard, David and Ingres (Princeton, 1996), pp. 120-121, fig. 9.

Sat

Jan

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Uwe Fleckner, Abbild und Abstraktion

1995 at 08:55 PM

Uwe Fleckner, Abbild und Abstraktion (Mainz, 1995), p. 122 (ill.).

Thu

Jan

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Ingres Portrait Drawings: 44 Works

1993 at 08:55 PM

Ingres Portrait Drawings: 44 Works (New York, 1993), p. 14 (ill.).

Mon

Jan

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Daniel Ternois, Ingres

1980 at 08:55 PM

Daniel Ternois, Ingres (Milan, 1980), fig. 35.

Fri

Jan

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given or bequeathed to Robin's relative M....

1977 at 08:55 PM

given or bequeathed to Robin's relative M. Merandon, Autun [according to Naef 1977]

Fri

Jan

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Hans Naef, Die Bildniszeichnungen von J.-A.-D. Ingres, IV

1977 at 08:55 PM

Hans Naef, Die Bildniszeichnungen von J.-A.-D. Ingres, IV (Bern, 1977-1980), pp. 108-109, pl. 57.

Fri

Jan

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sold to Eugene Froment-Delormel for Amaury-Duval (died 1885), France, 1875 [according to Naef 1977]

1977 at 08:55 PM

sold to Eugene Froment-Delormel for Amaury-Duval (died 1885), France, 1875 [according to Naef 1977]

Fri

Jan

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Jean-Louis Robin, France (died 1846) [according to Naef 1977]

1977 at 08:55 PM

Jean-Louis Robin, France (died 1846) [according to Naef 1977]

Fri

Jan

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by descent to his daughter, Mme....

1977 at 08:55 PM

by descent to his daughter, Mme. Mazeran [according to Naef 1977]

Thu

Jan

exhibition

Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, "Ingres in Rome: A Loan Exhibition from the Musée Ingres, Montauban, and American Collectors, " 1971, p. 128, cat. 144 (ill.); traveled to New York, Wildenstein and Company...

1971 at 08:55 PM

Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, "Ingres in Rome: A Loan Exhibition from the Musée Ingres, Montauban, and American Collectors," 1971, p. 128, cat. 144 (ill.); traveled to New York, Wildenstein and Company, the Philadelphia Museum of Art; and Kansas City, Mo., the William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art.

Tue

Jan

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Mathieu Meras and Alain Godeau, Colloque Ingres: Les Actes du Colloque Ingres on été edités par les Amis du Musée Ingres

1969 at 08:55 PM

Mathieu Meras and Alain Godeau, Colloque Ingres: Les Actes du Colloque Ingres on été edités par les Amis du Musée Ingres (Montauban,1969).

Sat

Jan

exhibition

Cambridge, Mass., Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, "Ingres Centennial Exhibition, " February 12-April 9, 1967, cat. 13 (ill.).

1967 at 08:55 PM

Cambridge, Mass., Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, "Ingres Centennial Exhibition," February 12-April 9, 1967, cat. 13 (ill.).

Thu

Jan

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Frederick Cummings, "Romantic Portraitist, Three Drawings by Ingres," Bulletin of the Detroit Institute of Art, XLIV

1965 at 08:55 PM

Frederick Cummings, "Romantic Portraitist, Three Drawings by Ingres," Bulletin of the Detroit Institute of Art, XLIV (1965), pl. 70.

Tue

Jan

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sold to Emily Crane Chadbourne (1871-1964), Washington D....

1964 at 08:55 PM

sold to Emily Crane Chadbourne (1871-1964), Washington D.C., 1927 [according to Naef 1977]

Mon

Jan

exhibition

New York, Wildenstein and Company, "Master Drawings from The Art Institute of Chicago, " October 17-November 30, 1963, n.p., cat. 76, pl. XXXI.

1963 at 08:55 PM

New York, Wildenstein and Company, "Master Drawings from The Art Institute of Chicago," October 17-November 30, 1963, n.p., cat. 76, pl. XXXI.

Sat

Jan

exhibition

The Art Institute of Chicago, "Drawings from the Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, " 1961, cat. 86.

1961 at 08:55 PM

The Art Institute of Chicago, "Drawings from the Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago," 1961, cat. 86.