Faustine Léo (1832–1865)

Henri Lehmann

1842 · Oil on canvas · European Paintings

Lehmann executed several portraits, both painted and drawn, of his first cousin Faustine Léo. This portrait clearly emulates the example of his master, Ingres, notably in its smooth, polished surface and the crisply delineated contours of the figure. Yet its intensely saturated palette and intimate mood set Lehmann's work apart from that of Ingres. The portrait bears its original frame.

Artist

Henri Lehmann

Date

1842

Medium

Oil on canvas

Department

European Paintings

Credit line

Purchase, Wolfe Fund and Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Richardson Gift, 2004