This was taken at the Musee D' Orsay in Paris last year. They hire painters to do copies of paintings hanging in the gallery. It is fascinating to watch the artists work but of course their paintings are never as good as the originals.
I wonder what it would be like to copy master paintings all day with an audience peering over your shoulder. The artist working on this one was wearing a shirt with tie! You can see his jacket hanging on the easel.