Artist
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres(French, 1780–1867)French, 1780–1867
CultureFrench
Titles
- Study of the Sleeping Infant Christ
Datec. 1839
PlaceFrance
MediumGraphite on wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 9 5/8 × 11 1/8 in. (24.4 × 28.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Houston Alumnae Chapter of Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Object number93.156
Not on view
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Prints and DrawingsObject Type
Loaned to Houston Alumnae Chapter of Delta Delta Delta for "Preview Party for Tri Delta Artwalk 1993," 4-29-1993 @ Houston Country Club (LN:93.23).
Exhibited "Virgin and Child", November 22, 1993 through January 1994, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Notations inscribed throughout image. Study on verso of a man wrestling a lion.
Signed in pencil, center left edge: "Ingres"
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