 The nucleus of French paintings is mainly composed by 18th and 19th century artworks.It comprises, aside from the painters of the French Artistic Mission, names such as Jacques Courtois, Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre, François Bonvin, Théodule Ribot, Jules Breton, Jean-Paul Laurens, Constant Troyon, Jean-Jacques Henner, Jules Dupré, Gustave Doré, Henri Harpignies, Alfred Sisley, Armand Guillaumin, Edmond Aman-Jean and Henri Martin.Among the highlights of the collections is the group of 20 paintings by Eugène Boudin, one of the largest such ensembles outside France.