Jules Grévy
by BONNAT, Léon-Joseph-Florentin, Oil on canvas, 152 x 116 cm
L�on Bonnat made a name for himself in the 1860s as a historical painter and portraitist. This painting of Jules Gr�vy, who was voted president of France in 1879 at the advanced age of 72, is the epitome of an official state portrait in the Third Republic.