Shown from the knees up, a pale-skinned woman wearing an off-the-shoulder, black gown stands in front of a maroon-red wall in this vertical portrait painting.

Faces of France

Madame Moitessier

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

artist Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French, 1780–1867)

date 1851

medium Oil on canvas

origin France

dimensions 147 × 100 cm

credit line Samuel H. Kress Collection

hall 16 Faces of France

rights public domain (CC0)

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