Ingres, Jean-Auguste-Dominique

Autograph letter signed ("Ingres"), 1 page (8 1/8 x 5 1/4 in.; 208 x 135 mm), in French, [no place], Tuesday the 9th [no month, no year], to an unidentified friend; on mourning stationery with thin black border; light browning Accompanied by: Autograph manuscript unsigned, 1 page, in French, entitled,"à voir à Rome" being a list of sights and paintings and art to view in Rome. — Madeleine Ingres. Autograph letter signed ("Ingres"),  1 page, in French [no place no date], to an unidentified gentleman, requesting a contribution to aid the poor.

An idea about selling paintings. Ingres suggests an idea to sell a painting without disturbing 'l'ordre suivi." He suggests the artist make two pictures at a time. Every picture made with this end in view yields a part of a sum and you will have two pictures for one; the form thus preserved. Ingres quips; "je réponds du fonds pour un ami comme conscience et comme talent."