a French Neoclassical painter. He was influenced by past artistic traditions and aspired to become the guardian of academic orthodoxy against the ascendant Romantic style
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Born
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres 29 August 1780 Montauban, Languedoc, France
Died
14 January 1867 (aged 86) Paris, France
Known for
Painting, drawing
adultbasic
France
era
1800+
Movement
Neoclassicism Orientalism
Notable work
Portrait of Monsieur Bertin, 1832 The Turkish Bath, 1863