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An 1874 oil on canvas, The Lesson, by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899), the Franco-British impressionist painter. (Private Collection)

An 1876 portrait of the Franco-British impressionist painter Alfred Sisley (1839-1899) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919). (Art Institute of Chicago, USA)

A depiction of the evolution of the first imperial dynasty of ancient Rome, the Julio-Claudians that began with Augustus (Julius Caesar's adopted son) and included the reigns of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero. During their time, Rome...

An 1876 oil on canvas, The Seine at Bougival, by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899), the Franco-British impressionist painter. Bougival was a popular weekend resort for Parisians, and it attracted Sisley's interest for multiple paintings. (Metropolitan...

An 1876 oil on canvas, View of Marly-le-Roi from Coeur-Volant, by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899), the Franco-British impressionist painter. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

An 1878 oil on canvas, Allée of Chestnut Trees, by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899), the Franco-British impressionist painter. Painted while the artist was living in Sèvres, then just outside Paris. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

An 1890 oil on canvas, The Line of Poplars at Moret-sur-Loing, by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899), the Franco-British impressionist painter. (Musée d'Orsay, Paris)

An 1872 oil on canvas, Footbridge at Argenteuil, by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899), the Franco-British impressionist painter. (Musée d'Orsay, Paris)

An 1873 oil on canvas, The Chemin de la Machine, Louveciennes, by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899), the Franco-British impressionist painter. (Musée d'Orsay, Paris)

An 1878 oil on canvas, Snow at Louveciennes, by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899), the Franco-British impressionist painter. The artist here extends the central path of snow towards the horizon, leading the viewer's eye into the scene, an effect...