Merry Joseph Blondel (1781–1853)

Merry Joseph Blondel|Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

1809 · Graphite · Drawings and Prints

Ingres made this portrait of Merry Joseph Blondel, his fellow Prix de Rome winner, the year Blondel arrived in Rome. The Villa Medici, where the two artists resided and studied, appears in the background of the drawing. Although they trained with rival teachers—Blondel with Jean-Baptiste Regnault and Ingres with Jacques Louis David—and continued to compete for positions and honors throughout their careers, the two artists developed a lifelong friendship.

Artist

Merry Joseph Blondel|Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Date

1809

Medium

Graphite

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Bequest of Grace Rainey Rogers, 1943