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| Keywords: Léon Bonnat - Portrait of William T Walters - Walters 37758.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Q18749494 Creator Léon Bonnat en Before moving to Paris in 1854 Bonnat trained in Madrid The stark realism and sharp contrasts in light and shadow of Bonnat's mature style reflect the influence of the great 17th-century Spanish master Diego Velázquez Until the late 1870s Bonnat specialized in historical subjects and scenes inspired by a visit to the Holy Land and Egypt undertaken with J -L Gérôme in 1868-1869 During the early years of France's Third Republic 1870-1940 however Bonnat gained an international following for his dramatically illuminated portraits of statesmen and leaders in many fields Because of their shared admiration for the animal sculptures of the French artist Antoine-Louis Barye a close association developed between Bonnat Walters and the Baltimore expatriate and art consultant George A Lucas 1883 Oil on canvas cm 143 5 103 size cm 178 75 1714 82 11 43 accession number 37 758 40555 William T Walters city Baltimore Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Commissioned by William T Walters 1883 Leon Bonnat 1883 lower right ~ signature/date A Baltimorean in Paris George A Lucas 1860-1909 The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979 19th Century Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum Santa Barbara Museum of Art Santa Barbara; Jack S Blanton Museum of Art Austin 2010-2011 place of origin France PD-old-auto 1922 Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat Front views of men William Thompson Walters French paintings in the Walters Art Museum 1880s paintings from France 1883 paintings | ||||
