Who painted “Bonaparte Before the Sphinx”?

“Bonaparte Before the Sphinx” was painted by Jean-Léon Gérôme in 1867. Where to see it: Hearst Castle.

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Jean-Léon Gérôme: meticulous, photographic academic finish, Orientalist scenes, ancient Rome and moments of drama.

Jean-Léon Gérôme (11 May 1824 – 10 January 1904) was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as academicism. His paintings were so widely reproduced that he was "arguably the world's most famous living artist by 1880." The range of his works includes historical paintings, Greek mythology, Orientalism, portraits, and other subjects. Wikipedia

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More by Jean-Léon Gérôme

“Pollice Verso”, 1872
“The Slave Market”, 1866
“Truth Coming Out of Her Well”, 1896
“Phryne before the Areopagus”, 1861
“Slave Market in Rome”, 1884
“Cleopatra and Caesar”, 1866
“Pool in a Harem”, 1876
“Young Greeks Attending a Cock Fight”, 1846