Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
1780-1867
Study for "Oedipus and the Sphinx"
19 15/16 x 15 3/8 inches (507 x 390 mm)
Pencil on wove paper; marked with compass points and squared for transfer.
1999.33
Gift of the Ian Woodner Family Collection in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Morgan Library.
Notes
Watermark: none.
This sheet is a preparatory study made in Rome in 1808 for the artist's painting "Oedipus and the Sphinx", now in the Louvre.
This sheet is a preparatory study made in Rome in 1808 for the artist's painting "Oedipus and the Sphinx", now in the Louvre.
Inscriptions/Markings
Ingres sale stamp in blue ink at lower right corner (Lugt 1477).
Associated names
Woodner, Ian, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
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