Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French, 1780–1867) Study for "Louis-François Bertin," ca. 1832 Black chalk and graphite on paper; 13 3/4 x 13 5/8 in. (34.9 x 34.5 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Bequest of Grace Rainey Rogers, 1943 (43.85.4)		Louis-François Bertin
Preparatory sketches illustrate Ingres's struggle to find a pose for Bertin. Early on, the artist considered showing the journalist standing, leaning elegantly on his right elbow. The definitive seated pose is captured in this drawing, made on two separate pieces of paper. Back

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