Woman in a Riding Habit (L'Amazone), Gustave Courbet, 1856

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Woman in a Riding Habit (L'Amazone), 1856, Oil on canvas, 45 1/2 x 35 1/8 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Gustave Courbet (French, Ornans 1819–1877 La Tour-de-Peilz), This painting of a horsewoman (in French, amazone) was long thought to represent the poet and novelist Louise Colet, muse of writer Gustave Flaubert. However, the sitter has since been identified as Madame Clément Laurier

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Size: 4022px × 5250px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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