Jacques-Louis Leblanc (1774–1846) 1823 Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres French This portrait of Leblanc and that of his wife () were painted in 1823, shortly after Ingres met the couple in Florence. Madame Leblanc had been lady-in-waiting to the Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Napoleon’s sister Elisa Baciocchi; Monsieur Leblanc was her secretary. Ingres described him as "a Frenchman, very rich and also quite generous and good, who has adopted us, to the point of overwhelming us with kindnesses and also with requests for paintings, portraits, etc." Edgar Degas, who first saw these portraits in 18
Jacques-Louis Leblanc (1774–1846) 1823 Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres French This portrait of Leblanc and that of his wife () were painted in 1823, shortly after Ingres met the couple in Florence. Madame Leblanc had been lady-in-waiting to the Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Napoleon’s sister Elisa Baciocchi; Monsieur Leblanc was her secretary. Ingres described him as "a Frenchman, very rich and also quite generous and good, who has adopted us, to the point of overwhelming us with kindnesses and also with requests for paintings, portraits, etc." Edgar Degas, who first saw these portraits in 1854, described his acquisition of them in 1896 as "the event of my life as a collector." The Metropolitan bought them from Degas’s estate sale in 1918. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #6022. Jacques-Louis Leblanc (1774–1846) Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as Jacques-Louis Leblanc (1774–1846) 436706
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