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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Self-portrait, oil on canvas by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, c. 1800; in the Condé Museum, Chantilly, France.
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingresâs most important teacher in Paris was Jacques-Louis David.2
In 1797, Ingres moved to Paris and entered the studio of David, who was then the most celebrated artist in France. Ingres studied under David before eventually becoming the principal proponent of French Neoclassical painting following his mentor's death.12