Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830–1914)
The noted baritone and collector Jean-Baptiste Faure posed for Manet in the winter of 1882–83. Among the artist's last canvases are this study and another (59.129) that were made in preparation for a portrait left unfinished at the time of Manet's death in April 1883.
Credit: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Jaffe, 1950
1882-83
Oil on canvas
59.1 x 49.5cm
50.71.1
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
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