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surprising, because, when his composition necessitated 

 a horse he never erred as to the shade of its coat, 

 producing the coloured effect necessary to his composition. 

 To Ingres, drawing was the probity of Art. Very 

 realistic in the presence of Nature, he knew how to 

 draw from her and from himself for the use of others, 

 the elevated side, often veiled in the figure by banal 

 e?isemble. The thought of the artist seized the unity 

 of this whole whilst assisting himself with its particular 

 sentiment and his own knowledge. His work was 

 correct and beautiful. His style possessed ideality with 

 proportions and harmony. In fact, he caused the true 

 form to appeal to the senses and to the imagination 

 by rendering it perfect and beautiful. 



