Alongside his work as a portrait painter, Ignace Henri Jean Fantin-Latour (1836-1904) produced a large number of still lifes.
In the 1860s, these even played a major role in his career.
It was in fact in England, which he visited regularly, that Fantin-Latour found many enthusiasts for his paintings of flowers and fruit.
Purchases and commissions then followed, ensuring commercial success for the painter, which, until then, his other work had not provided.