Armand Bertin
1842
Ingres captures Armand Bertin, a powerful French journalist and editor, with a mix of intimacy and authority in this 1842 graphite drawing. The subject stands confidently, hat in hand, sporting the kind of relaxed, slightly rotund figure that suggests a man comfortable in his own skin—and likely his own wealth. The inscription at the bottom reveals a personal touch, dedicating the sketch to 'Madame Armand Bertin,' presumably his wife. It’s a fascinating companion to Ingres’s much more famous, grumpy portrait of Armand’s father, Louis-François; clearly, the sturdy, influential 'Bertin look' ran strongly in the family!
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