The Smoker, 1866, ?douard Manet, French, 1832 - 1883, 39 1/2 x 32in. (100.3 x 81.3cm)54 x 46 1/2 x 5 in. (137.16 x 118.11 x 12.7 cm) (outer frame), Oil on canvas, France, 19th century, This working-class character was one of many ordinary Parisians painted by Manet in the 1860s. A year before making this portrait, Manet had traveled to Madrid, Spain, where he was reportedly 'enchanted' by the naturalistic depictions of common people painted by Diego Vel?squez in the 1600s. Manet emulated the Spanish master in his own series of everyday scenes while adding a modern twist: elevating the images to the impressive scale of a formal portrait.