In the context of this artwork, explain the 1864 painting of the Versions.
This was the original painting Manet made of Longchamp and is believed to have been submitted by him to an 1865 exhibition hosted by the art dealer Louis Martinet. However, there is debate over this fact. In a letter, Manet told Martinet he would send nine works, but he ultimately sent six works, of which two were displayed. It remains unclear whether Longchamp was among the two. Manet cut the painting up in 1865. Only two pieces of the composition are known to survive.
Longchamp Louis Martinet