The Cock Fight

The Cock Fight (French: Un combat de coqs) is an 1846 painting by the French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme.It is also known as Young Greeks Attending a Cock Fight (Jeunes Grecs faisant battre des coqs).[1] After his failed attempt to win the Prix de Rome, Gérôme was hesitant to exhibit The Cock Fight out of fear for another setback, but was convinced by his teacher Paul Delaroche to enter it into the 1847 Salon.It was well received at the Salon and was sold to Mr.[1][2] The art dealer Adolphe Goupil bought it from the widowed Countess H. de Bussat, born Laborie, in 1872 and sold it to the Musée du Luxembourg in 1873.
Jean-Léon GérômeOil on canvasMusée d'OrsayFrenchNeo-GrecPrix de RomePaul DelarocheMusée du LuxembourgLouvreThe Duel After the MasqueradePhryne Before the AreopagusCleopatra and CaesarThe Slave MarketThe Death of CaesarJerusalemThe Execution of Marshal NeyBashi-BazoukPrayer in the MosquePollice VersoReception of the Grand Condé at VersaillesThe Snake CharmerA Chat by the FiresideThe Tulip FollyThe Christian Martyrs' Last PrayerSlave Market in Ancient RomeBonaparte Before the SphinxBathshebaPygmalion and GalateaThe Birth of VenusTruth Coming Out of Her WellOmphaleTanagraList of pupilsGare d'OrsayRemorseIn the ConservatoryHaymakingThe Family ReunionThe Improvised Field HospitalThe Pink DressBazille's StudioPilgrims going to MeccaWoman with a CatPloughing in the NivernaisLa DanseDante and VirgilEquality Before DeathLes OréadesRépétition du "Joueur de flûte" et de "La femme de Diomède" chez le prince NapoléonThe Lady in WhiteThree Women with ParasolsLes raboteurs de parquetVue de toits (Effet de neige)The Hanged Man's HouseThe Card PlayersPortrait of Gustave GeffroyArab Chiefs Challenging each other to Single Combat under the Ramparts of a CityThe Poor FishermanThe Turtle SellerA Burial at OrnansL'Origine du mondeThe Painter's StudioLe ruisseau noirThe Wounded ManThe Romans in their DecadenceThe HarvestThe LaundressThe RepublicL'AbsintheThe Bellelli FamilyCafé-Concert at Les AmbassadeursLes ChoristesThe Orchestra at the OperaPortraits at the Stock ExchangeThe TubBoabdil's Farewell to GranadaArab Horses Fighting in a StableHomage to CézanneThe DreamThe EnigmaAround the PianoThe Corner of the TableHomage to DelacroixA Studio at Les BatignollesAreareaThe Beautiful AngelBreton Peasant WomenThe Schuffenecker FamilySelf-Portrait in a HatSelf-Portrait with the Yellow ChristTahitian Women on the BeachVairumatiA Session of the Painting JuryThe SourceThe Excommunication of Robert the PiousThe TruthThe Quai Saint-Michel and Notre-DameThe BalconyBerthe Morisot with a Bouquet of VioletsBlonde Woman with Bare BreastsBullfightLe Déjeuner sur l'herbeFlowers in a Crystal VaseThe FiferMadame Manet at the PianoOlympiaThe Port of Boulogne by MoonlightPortrait of ClemenceauPortrait of Emile ZolaPortrait of Marguerite de ConflansPortrait of Monsieur and Madame ManetPortrait of Stéphane MallarméThe ReadingA Sprig of AsparagusThe WaitressLuxe, Calme et VoluptéFrench Campaign, 1814The Siege of ParisThe AngelusThe GleanersShepherdess with her FlockThe WinnowerThe Artist's Garden at GivernyA Cart on the Snowy Road at HonfleurThe MagpieRegatta at ArgenteuilResting Under a Lilac BushThe Road in Front of Saint-Simeon Farm in WinterWomen in the GardenThe ApparitionThe CradleThe Fiancée of BelusThe Luxembourg Station in BrusselsSummary Execution under the Moorish Kings of GranadaBal du moulin de la GaletteThe BathersDance in the CityDance in the CountryFrédéric Bazille at his EaselGirls at the PianoPortrait of the Painter Claude MonetPortrait of William SisleyThe SwingThe TalismanThe CircusAvenue of Poplars near Moret-sur-LoingThe Canal du LoingThe Canal Saint-MartinChemin de la Machine, LouveciennesThe Forge at Marly-le-RoiRegatta at Molesey near Hampton CourtResting by a Stream at the Edge of the WoodRue de la Chaussée in ArgenteuilView of the Canal Saint-MartinThe Village of VoisinsLe LitLa ToiletteSolitudeThe Resurrection of LazarusWhistler's MotherSailboats and EstuaryThe BathWhat is Called VagrancyThe Wheel of FortuneL'ArlésienneBedroom in ArlesThe Church at AuversStarry Night Over the RhônePortrait of Dr. GachetDoctor Gachet's Garden in AuversImperial Fritillaries in a Copper VaseSelf-portraitPasteur's portrait by EdelfeltMadame Charles MaxPortrait of Robert de MontesquiouNature Unveiling Herself Before ScienceWoman Bitten by a SerpentThe Mature AgeVirgin with a LilyRhinocérosObjet décoratif carré avec dieux tahitiensMusée des AugustinsToulouse