William Bouguereau
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Historical figure.
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (30 november 1825 - 19 august 1905) was a French academic painter. In his realistic genre paintings, he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of classical subjects, with an emphasis on the female human body.
In the Sherlock Holmes stories
- Thaddeus Sholto boasted a Bouguereau painting he had (SIGN 529).
