Ingres was so captivated by Madame Moitessier (1821–1897) that he spent twelve years working on two separate portraits of her, one seated and one standing. This standing portrait was begun after, but completed before, the seated portrait; Ingres finished the former in December 1851. Roll over the image with your mouse to explore details of this painting in greater depth. Related Work Object Menu
	Detail 1 ·  Detail 2 · Detail 3 Full-screen image (45K) Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French, 1780–1867) Madame Paul-Sigisbert Moitessier, née Marie-Clotilde-Inès de Foucauld, Standing, 1851 Oil on canvas; 57 3/4 x 39 1/2 in. (146.7 x 100.3 cm) National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Samuel H. Kress Collection (1946.7.18)

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