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Fig.1 Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867), Portrait of Countess D'Haussonville; d’Haussonville, 1845, Oil on canvas, 131,8 x 92,1 cm, The Frick Collection, New York; photo Michael Bodycomb |
Among the works on loan is an icon of the Frick Collection, Countess D’Haussonville (Fig. 1) by the French neoclassical master Jean-Auguste-Dominque Ingres. The portrait was painted in 1841 when Ingres had returned from his second stay in Italy and taken up a position at the French Academy. A woman in a pale blue dress stands amid luxurious furnishings. A red hair ornament creates a charming and youthful ambience. The superb depiction of her porcelain-smooth complexion and the lustrous satin of her dress make this a painting not to be missed.
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Fig.2 John Constable (1776-1837), The White Horse, 1819, Oil on canvas, 131,4 x 188,3 cm, The Frick Collection, New York; photo Michael Bodycomb |
This is the first time that works of the Frick Collection are loaned overseas, making the exhibit a rare opportunity to see the paintings of artists not often housed in Dutch museums such as pieces by Cimbae, Jan van Eyck, Hans Memling and Joshua Reynolds. They may be viewed alongside the works of Rembrandt and Vermeer from the Mauritshuis.
The Frick Collection until May 8.
Mauritshuis Museum
Plein 29
2511CS, Den Haag
The Netherlands
http://www.mauritshuis.nl/en/
Tue, Wed, Fri-Sun 10:00—18:00
Thur 10:00—20:00
2511CS, Den Haag
The Netherlands
http://www.mauritshuis.nl/en/
Opening times:
Mon 13:00—18:00Tue, Wed, Fri-Sun 10:00—18:00
Thur 10:00—20:00