Léon Bonnat

French · 1833–1922 · Painter, Printmaker

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French painter and educator (1833–1922)

Born 1833, BayonneDied 1922, Monchy-Saint-ÉloiOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q170259 ↗ULAN 500016107 ↗Museum works 20

academic art

Also known as Bonat, Bonnat, Joseph Florentin Leon Bonnat, Joseph Florentin Lïon Bonnat, Joseph Leon Bonnat, L. Bonnat, Leon Joseph Bonnat, Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Léon Bonnat, An Egyptian Peasant Woman and Her Child — **An Egyptian Peasant Woman and Her Child**1869–70 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Bequest…

Léon Bonnat, Roman Girl at a Fountain — **Roman Girl at a Fountain**1875 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Bequest…

Léon Bonnat, John Taylor Johnston (1820–1893) — **John Taylor Johnston (1820–1893)**1880 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Trustees, 1880 — Open Access (CC0)

Léon Bonnat, Henry White — **Henry White**1882 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Margaret R. White Bennett — Open…

Léon Bonnat, La Lutte de Jacob (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel) — **La Lutte de Jacob (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel)**1876 · drypoint in black on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, René Huyghe Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Léon Bonnat, Fidès Devriès — **Fidès Devriès**1887 · drypoint in black on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, René Huyghe Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Léon Bonnat, Aigle Liant un Lièvre (An Eagle Pouncing on a Hare) — **Aigle Liant un Lièvre (An Eagle Pouncing on a Hare)**drypoint in black on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, René Huyghe Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Léon Bonnat, Portrait of Isaac Dignus Fransen van de Putte (1822-1902). Colonial Minister (1863-66, 1872-74) — **Portrait of Isaac Dignus Fransen van de Putte (1822-1902). Colonial Minister (1863-66, 1872-74)**1879
Rijksmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Rijksmuseum

Léon Bonnat, Armand Fallieres — **Armand Fallieres**1907
Musée d'Orsay ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée d'Orsay

Léon Bonnat, Interior of the Sixtine chapel — **Interior of the Sixtine chapel**1878
Musée d'Orsay ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée d'Orsay

Léon Bonnat, Job — **Job**1880
Musée d'Orsay ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée d'Orsay

Léon Bonnat, Joseph Dreyfus — **Joseph Dreyfus**1890
Musée d'Orsay ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée d'Orsay

Léon Bonnat, The Marquise Feydeau de Brou — **The Marquise Feydeau de Brou**1902
Musée d'Orsay ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée d'Orsay

Léon Bonnat, Madame Pasca — **Madame Pasca**1874
Musée d'Orsay ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée d'Orsay

Léon Bonnat, Portrait of Alexandre Dumas son — **Portrait of Alexandre Dumas son**1886
Musée d'Orsay ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée d'Orsay

Léon Bonnat, Portrait of Jean Léglise, Merchant, Mayor of Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx — **Portrait of Jean Léglise, Merchant, Mayor of Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx**1868 · oil on fabric
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin — Open Access (CC0)

Léon Bonnat, Monsieur Thiers — **Monsieur Thiers**1877 · Etching with drypoint on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth Hammond Stickney Collection — public doma…

Léon Bonnat, Portrait of Henry Field — **Portrait of Henry Field**1896 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Henry Field Memorial Collection Marshall Field Gift…

Léon Bonnat, Léon Cogniet — **Léon Cogniet**1881 · etching
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Bonebrake — Open Access (CC0)

Léon Bonnat, Couple Courting by a Tree — **Couple Courting by a Tree**1871 · pen and brown ink
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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