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Self-portrait / Portrait of a young Man by Léon Bonnat

Self-portrait / Portrait of a young Man

Léon Bonnat · 1855

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Artist
Léon Bonnat
Date
1855
Location
Musée d'Orsay
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THE ARTIST

Léon Bonnat

Léon Bonnat was a prominent French portraitist and academic painter, known for his stark naturalism and influential teaching at the École des Beaux-Arts.

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