Madame Frederic Breyer (Fanny Hélène Van Bruyssel, 1830–1894)
Artist: Gustave Courbet (French, 1819–1877)
Original Dimensions: 36" x 28 5/8"
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
About Artwork: (1858) "Courbet made this painting during an 1858 trip to Brussels intended to cultivate a Belgian market for his work. It was commissioned as a betrothal portrait by the sitter’s fiancé, a doctor originally from Germany who belonged to progressive political circles, like Courbet himself. Shown in Antwerp in the summer of 1858, the picture earned praise for its forthright portrayal of a woman who was not conventionally beautiful, but seemed "strong-willed . . . and full of spirit." The painting remained in the sitter’s family until it was purchased in 1907, at the recommendation of Mary Cassatt, by Louisine and H.O. Havemeyer." - (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
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