\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 The picture was shown in 1863 at the Salon des RefusΘs, an exhibition of works that had been rejected by the jury of the off
icial Salon. In it Manet reinterprets a Renaissance painting û TitianÆs \i Country Concert\i0 û in a modern key, combining subjects and settings from the classical tradition with realistic figures in modern dress. Like MonetÆs \i Wild Poppies\i0 , it
was donated to the Louvre by Moreau-NΘlanton before being transferred to the MusΘe dÆOrsay.
