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This painting by Alexandre Cabanel portrait of Alfred Bruyas, the wealthy art collector and patron who supported many French artists. The painting demonstrates Cabanel's refined academic technique and skill at capturing his subject's personality.
Bruyas was famous for commissioning portraits of himself from various artists, building a unique collection of self-documentation. This work now hangs at the Musée Fabre in Montpellier.

Eugène Delacroix
Musée Fabre, Montpellier, Montpellier

Alexandre Cabanel
Musée Fabre, Montpellier, Montpellier

Alexandre Cabanel
Musée Fabre, Montpellier, Montpellier

Frédéric Bazille
Musée Fabre, Montpellier, Montpellier
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