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| Keywords: Bouguereau, William-Adolphe, Woman with Iris, 1895.jpg Artwork Creator William-Adolphe Bouguereau Among the most successful academic painters of the late nineteenth century Bouguereau received numerous official honors from the French state His ethereal gently erotic scenes featuring peasant girls and pretty maidens were prized by both European and American collectors Patrons were also drawn to his brilliant craftsmanship and to the porcelain-like finish of his canvases ”what Bouguereau himself called the kind of beautiful and impeccable enamel you find in Veronese or Titian What was left unsaid was his effort to rival photography ™s ability to capture a moment which Bouguereau sought to emulate and surpass 1895 Oil on canvas Size cm 46 38 <br> frame Size cm 67 3 59 4 7 8 Institution Princeton University Art Museum European Art object history exhibition history credit line Gift of Mrs William Hodge Burchfield Pittsburgh in memory of her husband Class of 1902 and her son Thomas Howell Burchfield Class of 1958 accession number y1972-5 place of creation Princeton University Art Museum PD-old-100 1905 cite web Woman with Iris y1972-5 http //artmuseum princeton edu/collections/objects/31950 Princeton University Art Museum European paintings in the Princeton University Art Museum 1895 19th-century portrait paintings in the Princeton University Art Museum 1895 Portraits by William-Adolphe Bouguereau Irises in art Uploaded with UploadWizard | ||||
