Joseph-Antoine Moltedo c. 1810

This portrait of Joseph-Antoine Moltedo was painted by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, a French Neoclassical artist, around 1810. The painting depicts Moltedo in a three-quarter view, with his body facing the viewer, while his head is slightly turned. Ingres’s precise brushwork and attention to detail are evident in the meticulously rendered clothing, which is representative of the fashions of the early 19th century. The setting, with a glimpse of a distant landscape and a classical ruin, further emphasizes the Neoclassical aesthetic of the painting.