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JEAN-AUGUSTE-DOMINIQUE INGRES AND STUDIOMONTAUBAN 1780 - 1867 PARIS | Portrait of Prince Ferdinand-Philippe, duc d'Orléans, before the Château de Saint-Cloud's garden
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 EUR
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Description
- Portrait of Prince Ferdinand-Philippe, duc d'Orléans, before the Château de Saint-Cloud's garden
- Signed lower left Ingres and traces of a date
- Oil on its original canvas
- 52,5 x 40 cm ; 20 5/8 by 15 3/4 in.
Provenance
Probably offered by Louis-Philippe to the baron Louis-Marie-Baptiste Atthalin (1784-1856) ;
Thence by descent
Thence by descent
Condition
orginal canvas from Haro; restorations along the upper edge; restorations on the edge of the hair; network of craquelures among which many have been filled in, especially in the background and the tress, in the trousers, the hat and the jacket; retouches on the epaulettes; some repaints along the edges and in the background; long repaint in the red strip of the trousers
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Baron Atthalin was close with King Louis Philippe. It explains the fact that he would want a souvenir of the duc d'Orléans, which may have been offered to him by Louis Philippe himself.
The duc d'Orléans wrote a letter to Ingres in 1840 asking him to paint his portrait. The painting is finished in April 1842, only three months before the prince's tragic death.
After his death, the prince's personnality and popularity provoked an increase in demands for copies. While in the original painting (Musée du Louvre, Paris) the prince is depicted in his apartment at the Tuileries, a replica probably commissioned by the king for Versailles represents the duc d'Orléans before a park. Our painting is after that version.
Ingres and studio started five copies in 1843 after the Versailles version ; is our painting one of them ? It is not impossible. It is impossible to know Ingres' participation in the replicas. Considering baron Atthalin's links with King Louis Philippe, our painting was certainly painted in the studio, under Ingres' supervision, and it is possible that he added final touches himself.
The duc d'Orléans wrote a letter to Ingres in 1840 asking him to paint his portrait. The painting is finished in April 1842, only three months before the prince's tragic death.
After his death, the prince's personnality and popularity provoked an increase in demands for copies. While in the original painting (Musée du Louvre, Paris) the prince is depicted in his apartment at the Tuileries, a replica probably commissioned by the king for Versailles represents the duc d'Orléans before a park. Our painting is after that version.
Ingres and studio started five copies in 1843 after the Versailles version ; is our painting one of them ? It is not impossible. It is impossible to know Ingres' participation in the replicas. Considering baron Atthalin's links with King Louis Philippe, our painting was certainly painted in the studio, under Ingres' supervision, and it is possible that he added final touches himself.