Portrait of Monsieur M.

Portrait of Monsieur M. is a 19th-century academic portrait by William-Adolphe Bouguereau that presents a three-quarter view of a man seated, his left arm resting on the back of a dark chair. He wears a black coat over a white shirt with a high collar, set against a subdued gray-green background that creates a restrained, formal tone. The painting features Bouguereau's smooth, finely modeled brushwork and a polished, naturalistic rendering of the face, epitomizing the refined academic style of the period.