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French artist Alexandre Cabanel painted this portrait with the polished technique that made him one of the most successful French Academic painters. The sitter is rendered with careful attention to likeness and dignified bearing.
Cabanel was a leading figure in French academic painting, known for both portraits and mythological subjects. This work remains in a private collection.
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