This portrait predates the works by Manet that created a scandal. Manet had ended his studies (1850-56) with the painter Thomas Couture, who favored the academic style. He had just recently exhibited his first paintings, in 1860.
This portrait predates the works by Manet that created a scandal. Manet had ended his studies (1850-56) with the painter Thomas Couture, who favored the academic style. He had just recently exhibited his first paintings, in 1860.