Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French, 1780–1867) Madame Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, née Madeleine Chapelle, ca. 1829 Graphite on paper; 8 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. (21 x 15.6 cm) Prat Collection, Paris		Self-Portrait
Ingres was introduced to Madeleine Chapelle (1782–1849), a milliner from the Champagne region of France, by her cousin; they became engaged in less than six weeks, through correspondence, and were married soon after she arrived in Rome in 1813. By all accounts it was a harmonious union, although her fierce belief in her husband's talents sometimes led her to be jealous of Ingres's more successful colleagues. This drawing was made while the couple was living in Paris. Back

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