Comtesse d’Haussonville

The Comtesse d'Haussonville is a portrait painted in 1845 by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Ingres, a prominent French Neoclassical painter, was known for his meticulously drawn works that contrasted with the Romantic school of his time. He sought to perpetuate the Classical tradition of artists like Raphael.1

Ingres painted several notable portraits of elite women in his later career, including the Comtesse d'Haussonville, the Baronne de Rothschild, and the Princesse de Broglie. These portraits are characterized by Ingres's skill in capturing the grace and opulence of his sitters.1