Focus on A Session of the Painting Jury and analyze the Provenance.
The painting was exhibited in the Salon in 1885 and was subsequently acquired by Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, who later became the Prime Minister of France. Waldeck-Rousseau gave the painting to the Musée du Luxembourg in 1892. It subsequently spent time in the Louvre and the Saint-Denis Museum, Reims, before being assigned to the Musée d'Orsay, Paris, in 1981, where it is still held.
Salon Saint-Denis Museum Louvre Musée d'Orsay Musée du Luxembourg Paris Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau Prime Minister of France