A Volunteer of 1792

Thomas Couture, 1848

LOCATIONCleveland Museum of Art
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THE ARTIST
Thomas Couture

Thomas Couture, a French history painter, challenged academic norms and taught future masters like Édouard Manet, despite famously failing the Prix de Rome six times.

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