Ingres, Jean-Auguste-Dominique. (1780–1867) Autograph LetterAutograph letter from the French neoclassical painter to his associate and student Claudius Lavergne, regarding an article defending Ingres. February 14, 1852. Text, in full: "My dear Monsieur Lavergne, I cannot thank you enough for your charming article; [] your generous defense has revealed to me an attack which I had always ignored; for these days I remove myself more than ever from all controversy, wanting rather in the last years which remain to