Théodore Chassériau
French, 1819-1856
Portrait of the Baroness Chassériau
INV-7252
Théodore Chassériau
French, 1819-18561846
Portrait of the Baroness Chassériau
Théodore Chassériau French, 1819-1856 →graphitedrawings (visual works)
Date
1846
Medium
Graphite on cream wove paper
Dimensions
31.4 × 23.5 cm (12 3/8 × 9 5/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
David Adler Collection
The refinement and sensitivity of Chassériau's pencil portraits demonstrate clearly that he was the pupil of Ingres, the great master of this genre. Chassériau delighted in drawing the members of his family, and made this portrait of his cousin by marriage when he visited her home in Marseilles upon his return from Algiers in 1846.
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