Portrait of Madame Arsène Houssaye — Charles Gleyre

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Artist: Charles Gleyre
Date: 1845
Location: Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts

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Charles Gleyre

Swiss-French artist Charles Gleyre, a key figure in Orientalist painting, famously taught future Impressionists like Monet and Renoir.

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