Portrait of Philibert Rivière

Portrait of Philibert Rivière is a c. 1805 oil on canvas painting by the French Neoclassical artist Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres.

They are each very different in tone and approach, but were highly successful from an artistic point of view, and all considered among his early masterpieces.

[4] As an official commission, the painting is very different from Ingres' earlier male portraits, which were mostly informal descriptions of friends.

Philibert is shown in an official pose, sitting on a highly ornate and expensive chair, and posed beside a table draped with a red velvet cloth, and containing documents related to his office.

[3] The painting was influences by the work of Jacques-Louis David, in particular his amiable portraits of Pierre Sériziat and Gaspar Mayer.