Ingres and the Comtesse d’Haussonville
November 19, 1985 to February 16, 1986
The Frick Collection's first show built around a single work of art was a loan exhibition devoted to Ingres's celebrated portrait of the Comtesse d'Haussonville. The exhibition documented the evolution of the portrait, from hesistant sketches to the brilliant final canvas, and the life and character of the subject, including Mme. d'Haussonville's memoirs and her will.
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Comtesse d'Haussonville, 1845. The Frick Collection, New York, NY