| The Cock Fight | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Jean-Léon Gérôme |
| Year | 1846 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 143 cm × 204 cm (56 in × 80 in) |
| Location | Musée d'Orsay, Paris |
The Cock Fight (French:Un combat de coqs) is an 1846 painting by the French artistJean-Léon Gérôme. It is also known asYoung Greeks Attending a Cock Fight (Jeunes Grecs faisant battre des coqs). It is an example of theNeo-Grec style. It was one of Gérôme's first successes.[1]
After his failed attempt to win thePrix de Rome, Gérôme was hesitant to exhibitThe Cock Fight out of fear for another setback, but was convinced by his teacherPaul Delaroche to enter it into theSalon. It was well received at theSalon of 1847 and was sold to Mr. Roux-Laborie.[1][2]
The art dealer Adolphe Goupil bought it from the widowed Countess H. de Bussat, born Laborie, in 1872 and sold it to theMusée du Luxembourg in 1873. From 1920 to 1986 it was at theLouvre, and since 1986 it is housed at theMusée d'Orsay.[2]