Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/A show of hands for the best pictures

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OriginalA Session of the Painting Jury (1885) by Henri Gervex; This shows a meeting of the Paris Salon in 1883 in which several identifiable artists are voting on which pictures should be exhibited. This picture itself was exhibited in the Salon in 1885 and was subsequently acquired by Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, who later became the Prime Minister of France, before it was gifted by him to the state.
Reason
Fantastic scan of a fantastic picture
Articles in which this image appears
A Session of the Painting Jury, Henri Gervex
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Henri Gervex
Unfair. They should vote nude. Hafspajen (talk) 20:50, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
No, no! – that could result in electile dysfunction! Sca (talk) 21:39, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Henri Gervex - A Session of the Painting Jury - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:09, 5 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]