\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This portrait, which was painted in Florence, depicts Nikolay Guryev, the Russian patriot who held diplomatic posts in Franc
e and Italy from 1821 onward. Ingres sets the manÆs haughty features against the backdrop of a landscape. The colorful red scarf is highly effective, breaking up the tonal uniformity of the work.