Portrait of Charles Marcotte
| Portrait of Charles Marcotte | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres |
| Year | 1810 |
| Type | Oil-on-canvas |
| Dimensions | 93.7 cm × 69.4 cm (36.9 in × 27.3 in) |
| Location | National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. |
Portrait of Charles Marcotte (also known as Marcotte d'Argenteuil) is an 1810 oil on canvas painting by the French Neoclassical artist Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, completed during the artist's first stay in Rome.
Charles Marie Jean Baptiste Marcotte (1773–1864) was 36 or 37 years old when the portrait was painted, and serving as inspector general for Waters and Forests in the Napoleonic department of Rome. Marcotte was one of the most significant French patrons of the arts in the 19th century and was a loyal supporter friend and adviser to Ingres. Over the years, he commissioned Ingres to paint several portraits of his family, friends and his mistress, as well as works such as Odalisque with Slave (1839).
Ingres signed and dated the painting on the lower right, over the red cloth. The painting is in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.