Most Reverend Léon-Benoît-Charles Thomas

William-Adolphe Bouguereau presents a full-length portrait of Most Reverend Léon-Benoît-Charles Thomas in a calm three-quarter pose. He is dressed in ceremonial episcopal attire: a rich purple velvet robe and cape, a white fur-trimmed mantle, and a lace surplice with a cross on a chain resting at his chest, his right hand touching the cross and his left holding the mantle. The figure stands before a dark, ornate background and a checked floor, rendered with Bouguereau’s meticulous, polished Academic realism, emphasizing the textures of velvet, lace, and skin.