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title: The Plum by Manet
author: National Gallery of Art, Washington
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15445/the-plum-by-manet/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Plum by Manet
_Authored by National Gallery of Art, Washington_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15445.png)
## Image Caption
An 1878-9 oil on canvas painting, *La Prune* (*The Plum*), by [Edouard Manet](https://www.worldhistory.org/Edouard_Manet/) (1832-83), the French modernist painter. Named after the dessert the girl is eating, this work shows a working woman, perhaps a shop assistant, lost in thought in a café. (National Gallery of Art, Washington, U.S.A.)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Washington, N. G. o. A. (2022, March 14). The Plum by Manet. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Washington, National Gallery of Art,. "The Plum by Manet." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 14, 2022. .
### MLA
Washington, National Gallery of Art,. "The Plum by Manet." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Mar 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.wikiart.org/en/edouard-manet/plum-1878)First published on [WikiArt.org](http://www.wikiart.org/) and republished. [Original image](https://www.wikiart.org/en/edouard-manet/plum-1878) by [**National Gallery of Art, Washington**](https://www.wikiart.org/en/edouard-manet/plum-1878). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 14 March 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.