Amédée-David, the Comte de Pastoret

1823–26

This portrait by French painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres depicts the young count Amédée-David de Pastoret at 32 years old. One of several paintings he commissioned from Ingres, the portrait highlights the nobleman’s status and swagger. Posing confidently in his finest garments and wearing a medal of the Order of the Legion of Honor, he gazes directly at the viewer with a stern expression.

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Artist

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

Date

1823–26

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

103 × 83.5 cm (40 1/2 × 32 3/4 in.); Framed: 129.6 × 110.2 cm (51 × 43 3/8 in.)

Origin

France

Collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Credit

Estate of Dorothy Eckhart Williams; Robert Allerton, Bertha E. Brown, and Major Acquisitions funds