Dr. Fran鏾is M阬ier; 1849; Graphite with graphite framing lines; corrected with white; on buff wove paper; 12 11/16 x 9 3/4 in. (32.2 x 25 cm); Drawings; Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (French; Montauban 1780-1867 Paris); The physician Fran鏾is M阬ier; an eminent figure in the field of public health in the mid-nineteenth century; posed for this masterful portrait. In all likelihood commissioned by M阬ier's family; the drawing was in the collection of his daughter Blanche at the time of Ingres's retrospective exhibition in 1867