Conversation so far:
What is the Realist Manifesto?
Courbet wrote a Realist manifesto for the introduction to the catalogue of this independent, personal exhibition.
Who did he send the Realist Manifesto too?
CANNOTANSWER.
What was included in the Realist Manifesto?
translate the customs, the ideas, the appearance of my time, according to my own estimation.
What happened to the Manifesto?
CANNOTANSWER.

Question: What can you tell me about the Realist Manifesto?
Self-contained rewrite: What can you tell me about Gustave Courbet's Realist Manifesto?