Madeleine chapelle (1782-1849), milliner in guéret, was put in contact with ingres by her cousin, adèle de lauréal, in 1813. After some exchanges of letters, madeleine decided to marry the kind painter who asked for her hand without knowing it. She arrived in rome in september and the marriage was celebrated on december 4, 1813, at the church of san martino ai monti. Ingres often took her as a model. Object Type: drawing. Date: 1814. Dimensions: height: 21.5 cm (8.4 in); width: 14.8 cm (5.8 in). Medium: graphite, paper, watercolor. Collection: Musée Ingres Bourdelle.
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