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An 1865 oil on canvas, Avenue of Chestnut Trees at La Celle Siant-Cloud, by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899), the Franco-British impressionist painter. Painted in the forests west of Paris. (Petit Palais, Paris)

The National Assembly abandons its privileges during a session on the night of 4 August 1789, leading to the August Decrees that abolished feudalism in France. Engraving by Charles Monnet and Isidore-Stanislas Helman, c. 1789. Bibliothèque...

Bronze relief depicting the abolition of privileges before the August Decrees dismantled feudalism in France. Monument to the Republic, engraved by Leopold Morice, 1883. Place de la République, Paris. Photograph by Jebulon...

A c. 1908 pastel on paper, Girl in a Large Hat, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (Private Collection)

An 1881 oil on canvas, A Woman and a Girl Driving, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. Cassatt here captures an outing to the Bois de Boulogne, then on the outskirts of Paris. (Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA)

A c. 1880 oil on canvas, Portrait of Alexander Cassatt, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. Alexander Cassatt, the artist's brother, was President of the Pennsylvania Railroad. (Private Collection)

A c. 1880 oil on canvas, Lilacs in a Window, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. A rare still life from the artist. (Private Collection)

An 1894 oil on canvas, Summertime, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. Here Cassatt uses her impressionist skills to catch the effects of light on the water. (Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville...

An 1872 oil on canvas, On the Balcony, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. Spanish themes in French art were very much in vogue in this period. This work was painted in Seville. (Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA)

An 1891 colour print, Woman Bathing, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. Cassatt, along with several other impressionists, took a keen interest in colour printing. This work is a combination of drypoint, soft-ground...