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Gustave Courbet

Mme L . . . (Laure Borreau)

1863
oil on fabric
81 × 61.2 cm (31.9 × 24.1 in)

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Courbet once wrote of Laure Borreau, the sitter in this portrait, "I am in love with a splendid lady, the driving force behind my triumph."

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