Keywords: Léon Bonnat - Portrait of the Artist - Walters 3774.jpg Bonnat one of the fashionable portraitists in France during the late 19th century dedicated this self-portrait to his friend Mr Walters Bonnat and the American collector were united by their enthusiasm for Antoine-Louis Barye's animal sculptures and together they raised funds to erect a monument to the sculptor in Paris on the Île-Saint-Louis 1885 Oil on canvas cm 73 2 60 2 ; Framed cm 107 95 94 93 accession number 37 74 12713 William T Walters Baltimore 1885 by gift from the artist Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T Walters 1885 L<sup>n</sup> Bonnat à son ami / m<sup>r</sup> Walters signature/dedication fr upper left Léon Bonnat to his friend Mr Walters 1885 date ~ upper right A Baltimorean in Paris George A Lucas 1860-1909 The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979 place of origin France PD-old-auto-1923 1922 Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat Self-portrait paintings French paintings in the Walters Art Museum 1880s paintings from France 1885 paintings |