Two celebrated belles of mid-19th century Parisian society were Louise de Broglie, Countess d’Haussonville, and Joséphine-Éléonore-Marie-Pauline de Galard de Brassac de Béarn, Princesse de Broglie. They were “les belles-sœurs,” sisters-in-law, and each was immortalized in spectacular portraits by the renowned French painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. These paintings now reside respectively at The Frick Collection and The…
‘Les Belles-Soeurs’: Ingres’s Portraits of the Royal Sisters
Two celebrated belles of mid-19th century Parisian society were Louise de Broglie, Countess d’Haussonville, and Joséphine-Éléonore-Marie-Pauline de Galard de Brassac de Béarn, Princesse de Broglie. They were “les belles-sœurs,” sisters-in-law, and each was immortalized in spectacular portraits by the renowned French painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. These paintings now reside respectively at The Frick Collection and The…
The Family Portraits of Jean Auguste Domingue Ingres
January 7, 2023
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Families who lived in France during the Napoleonic era made strong and resilient homes in their country. Their homes were built, not of bricks and mortar, but of caring and love. This is evident in the skillful portrait sketches of Jean August Dominque Ingres (1780–1867) who presented the prosperous and loving middle-class families of this…
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