Portrait of Jean Léglise, Merchant, Mayor of Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx
1868
oil on fabric
80.1 × 65.3 cm (31.5 × 25.7 in)
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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of July 2026
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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Bonnat was an academic painter as well as a teacher who encouraged freedom of expression and execution. He recommended traveling to Madrid to visit the Prado Museum, introduced Paris to Spanish painting technique, and influenced the evolution of French painting.
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