Bouguereau

[ booguh-roh ]

/ bugəˈroʊ /

A·dolphe Wil·liam

[a-dawlf veel-yam], /aˈdɔlf vilˈyam/, 1825–1905, French painter.

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He always asked me to find him a William-Adolphe Bouguereau painting of angels and saints.
Michael Jackson: An Oral History|The Daily Beast|July 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Degas was in the habit of calling him the Bouguereau of Naturalism.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 3 (of 4)|Richard Muther
"You may smoke," said the Bouguereau child who was grown into womanhood.
The Princess Elopes|Harold MacGrath
It was a great, warm tinted nude by Bouguereau, a French artist who was startling his day with his daring portrayal of the nude.
The "Genius"|Theodore Dreiser

The grounds on which the works of Bouguereau and Cabanel are admired are certainly insufficient.
French Art|W. C. Brownell
She studied in Paris for many years and was a pupil of the great artist Bouguereau, whom she married.
Stories Pictures Tell|Flora Carpenter