Ingres

American

[an-gr^uh] / ˈɛ̃ grə /

noun

Jean Auguste Dominique 1780–1867, French painter.

Ingres British

/ ɛ̃ɡrə /

noun

Jean Auguste Dominique (ʒɑ̃ oɡyst dɔminik). 1780–1867, French classical painter, noted for his draughtsmanship

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Competitors like Ingres, Ashton-Tate, Sybase, and Informix have come and gone, but Oracle remains the leader in this business, though SAP, IBM, and Microsoft also have significant shares.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

In the third gallery, 53 pencil-only drawings from 2021 have a delicacy reminiscent of Ingres and frequently seem to give glimpses of mountain ranges and forests.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023

In addition to co-founding Vantiq, Paul Butterworth co-founded the cloud platform development company Emotive and worked in computer engineering and technology roles at Oracle, Sun and Ingres.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2023

The small show is “Picasso Ingres: Face to Face” at the Simon — just two paintings, roughly the same size, both killer.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2022

I have named this one Torontodalisque: Homage to Ingres, because of the pose, and the rubber plant like a fan behind her.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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