Mademoiselle V. . . in the Costume of an Espada, 1862, Oil on canvas, 65 x 50 1/4 in. (165. 1 x 127. 6 cm), Paintings, ?douard Manet (French, Paris 1832?1883 Paris), Manet depicted model Victorine Meurent (1844?1928) in the guise of a male espada, or matador, borrowing her pose from a Renaissance print. Victorine's shoes are unsuitable for bullfighting, and the pink cape that she flourishes is the wrong hue, but she carries off her role with panache