The paper owes its name to painter Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. His famous portraits can be admired at the Musee du Louvre. In 1832 he developed for himself a laid finish paper best suited for pastels. This paper is well chosen for weight: not too light, thereby avoiding the risk of being torn by the pencil; nor too heavy, in which case it would lose the property of pliability - one of the particular attractions of this type of laid paper. It has a surface texture which "grasps" at the stroke of the pencil or the pastel crayon and has a high sensitivity to the most delicate shades of color.

• For pastel, charcoal or pencil
• Laid finish, 60 lb. paper
• Acid-free
• High sensitivity to delicate shades of color
• 25 sheet pad glued on top

White - slight ivory tinge, light-reflecting properties
• Ref. C96482 - 9 ½ x 12" pad
• Ref. C96483 - 12 x 15 ½"pad

Colors - assorted muted colors: sand, almond, ochre, and a wonderfully sooty black.
• Ref. C96487 - 9 ½ x 12" pad
• Ref. C96488 - 12 x 15 ½" pad