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Victorine Meurent

Édouard Manetabout 1862

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Boston, MA, United States

Victorine Meurent was Manet's favorite model in the 1860s, posing for Street Singer, on view in this gallery, as well as for such other renowned works as Olympia and Luncheon on the Grass (both now in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris). This portrait is thought to be Manet's first painting of Victorine.

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  • Title: Victorine Meurent
  • Creator Lifespan: 1832 - 1883
  • Creator Nationality: French
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Date Created: about 1862
  • Physical Dimensions: w438 x h429 mm
  • Type: Paintings
  • Rights: Gift of Richard C. Paine in memory of his father, Robert Treat Paine 2nd. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. All Rights Reserved.
  • External Link: http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/victorine-meurent-32976
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Inscription: Upper right: manet
  • By: Edouard Manet
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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