INGRES, Jean-Auguste-Dominique (1780-1867)
Autograph letter signed “Ingres” to Adolphe-Marcellin Defresne
N.p [Paris], Friday 9th June [1843], 1 page in-8, address on verso
Ingres announces to go to dinner at the Minister of the Navy
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INGRES, Jean-Auguste-Dominique (1780-1867)
Autograph letter signed “Ingres” to Adolphe-Marcellin Defresne
N.p [Paris], Friday 9th June [1843], 1 page in-8, address on verso
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Ingres announces to go to dinner at the Minister of the Navy
“Digne ami,
Je dine mardi notre chez le Ministre de la marine [Albin Roussin], mais j’espère aller vous donner le bon soir.
En attendant, recevez cher ami l’assurance de mon plus parfait attachement.
Ingres”
Ingres was a close friend of Defresne, and he made his portrait in 1825, which is now in the Thaw Collection.