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William Bouguereau

85 works held in 56 museums

French painter, leading figure of academic art, 1825-1905

Girl with an Apple, William Bouguereau

Girl with an Apple, 1905.

Jeune fille assise tenant une pomme (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Dallas Museum of Art, United States

Flight of Love, William Bouguereau

Flight of Love, 1901.

L'Amour s'envole (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Frye Art Museum, United States

Admiration, William Bouguereau

Admiration, 1897.

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

San Antonio Museum of Art, United States

Self-Portrait, William Bouguereau

Self-Portrait, 1895.

Autoportrait (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium

The Holy Women at the Tomb, William Bouguereau

The Holy Women at the Tomb, 1890.

Les saintes femmes au tombeau (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium

At the Foot of the Cliff, William Bouguereau

At the Foot of the Cliff, 1886.

Au pied de la falaise (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, United States

The Nut Gatherers, William Bouguereau

The Nut Gatherers, 1882.

Les Noisettes (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Detroit Institute of Arts, United States

Temptation, William Bouguereau

Temptation, 1880.

La Tentation (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

The Nymphaeum, William Bouguereau

The Nymphaeum, 1878.

Le Nymphée (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Haggin Museum, United States

At the Edge of the Brook, William Bouguereau

At the Edge of the Brook, 1875.

Au bord du ruisseau (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

National Museum of Western Art, Japan

By the Sea, William Bouguereau

By the Sea, 1903.

Au bord de la mer (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Dahesh Museum of Art, United States

The Virgin with Angels, William Bouguereau

The Virgin with Angels, 1900.

La Vierge aux anges (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, France

Little Girl with Basket of Apples, William Bouguereau

Little Girl with Basket of Apples, 1897.

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Chazen Museum of Art, United States

The Song of the Nightingale, William Bouguereau

The Song of the Nightingale, 1895.

Le Chant du rossignol (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Dayton Art Institute, United States

The Shepherdess, William Bouguereau

The Shepherdess, 1889.

Pastourelle (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Philbrook Museum of Art, United States

The Water Girl, William Bouguereau

The Water Girl, 1885.

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Dahesh Museum of Art, United States

Dawn, William Bouguereau

Dawn, 1881.

L'Aurore (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Birmingham Museum of Art, United States

Young Girl Defending Herself Against Eros, William Bouguereau

Young Girl Defending Herself Against Eros, 1880.

Jeune fille se défendant contre l'Amour (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

University of North Carolina Wilmington, United States

Little Girl, William Bouguereau

Little Girl, 1878.

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

National Museum of Western Art, Japan

Homer and His Guide, William Bouguereau

Homer and His Guide, 1874.

Homère et son guide (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Milwaukee Art Museum, United States

The Oreads, William Bouguereau

The Oreads, 1902.

Les Oréades (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

A Childhood Idyll, William Bouguereau

A Childhood Idyll, 1900.

Idylle enfantine (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Denver Art Museum, United States

On the Lookout, William Bouguereau

On the Lookout, 1896.

Aux aguets (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

San Antonio Museum of Art, United States

Woman with Iris, William Bouguereau

Woman with Iris, 1895.

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Princeton University Art Museum, United States

Whisperings of Love, William Bouguereau

Whisperings of Love, 1889.

Les Murmures de l'Amour (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

New Orleans Museum of Art, United States

Seated Nude, William Bouguereau

Seated Nude, 1884.

Baigneuse assise (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Clark Art Institute, United States

Nature's Fan, William Bouguereau

Nature's Fan, 1881.

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Portland Art Museum, United States

The Birth of Venus, William Bouguereau

The Birth of Venus, 1879.

La Naissance de Vénus (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Virgin of Consolation, William Bouguereau

Virgin of Consolation, 1877.

Vierge consolatrice (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg, France

Girl Eating Porridge, William Bouguereau

Girl Eating Porridge, 1874.

Enfant à la tasse de lait (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Cincinnati Art Museum, United States

The Young Brother, William Bouguereau

The Young Brother, 1902.

Le jeune frère (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, United States

The Assault, William Bouguereau

The Assault, 1898.

L'Assaut (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

A Calling, William Bouguereau

A Calling, 1896.

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

The Captive, William Bouguereau

The Captive, 1891.

Le Captif (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Toledo Museum of Art, United States

Virgin and Child, William Bouguereau

Virgin and Child, 1888.

Madone assise (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of South Australia

The Bathers, William Bouguereau

The Bathers, 1884.

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The Shepherdess, William Bouguereau

The Shepherdess, 1881.

Gardeuse de moutons (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Frye Art Museum, United States

Rest, William Bouguereau

Rest, 1879.

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Youth and Love, William Bouguereau

Youth and Love, 1877.

La Jeunesse et l'Amour (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Nymphs and Satyr, William Bouguereau

Nymphs and Satyr, 1873.

Nymphes et Satyre (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Clark Art Institute, United States

Spring Dream, William Bouguereau

Spring Dream, 1901.

Rêve de printemps (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Indianapolis Museum of Art, United States

Compassion, William Bouguereau

Compassion, 1897.

Compassion ! (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Portrait of Louise de Rohan-Chabot, Countess of Cambacérès, William Bouguereau

Portrait of Louise de Rohan-Chabot, Countess of Cambacérès, 1895.

Portrait de Louise de Rohan-Chabot, comtesse de Cambacérès (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Seattle Art Museum, United States

Gabrielle Cot, William Bouguereau

Gabrielle Cot, 1890.

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

National Museum of Western Art, Japan

Brother and Sister, William Bouguereau

Brother and Sister, 1887.

Frère et sœur (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

National Museum of Western Art, Japan

Night, William Bouguereau

Night, 1883.

La Nuit (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, United States

A Young Girl Defending Herself against Love, William Bouguereau

A Young Girl Defending Herself against Love, c. 1880.

A Young Girl Defending Herself against Love (70.PA.3) (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

Self-Portrait, William Bouguereau

Self-Portrait, 1879.

Autoportrait (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada

The Story Book, William Bouguereau

The Story Book, 1877.

Le livre d'histoires (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Girl with Violets, William Bouguereau

Girl with Violets, 1872.

William Bouguereau (French)

Drexel University Collection, United States

Works by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905), in the public domain: paintings (mythological and religious scenes, young girls and peasants, mothers and children, portraits) and a few drawings, published online by the museums and collections that hold them, each linked to its record. The photographs come from the museum itself when it publishes them under an open licence, otherwise from Wikimedia Commons, in the public domain or under a Creative Commons licence with the photographer's name. Only works that the museum attributes to Bouguereau himself are included, without 'after', 'workshop of' or 'attributed to'. Many of his paintings are in private collections or come up for sale: they are not shown here.