Detail of Ferdinand-Philippe-Louis-Charles-Henri, Duc d'Orléans Accustomed to advising his sitters on their costume, Ingres suggested that the duc d'Orléans replace the brass buttons of his uniforms with cloth-covered ones. "That, Monsieur Ingres, is absolutely impossible," replied the prince, who laughingly recalled the encounter.
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