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An 1872 oil on canvas painting, Lady & Child on the Terrace, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. (Private Collection). Note: A watercolour version of this scene by Morisot, also known as Lady & Child on the...

An 1875 oil on canvas painting, At the Ball, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. (Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris)

An 1876 oil on canvas still life, Dahlias, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. (Private Collection)

An 1886 oil on canvas painting, Children with a Bowl, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. An excellent example of the artist's sketch-like technique using paints, something that critics considered as making the...

An 1881 oil on canvas painting, Pasie Sewing in Bourgival's Garden, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. Pasie was the artist's maid and the nanny of her daughter. The tones of lilac and brushstrokes are typical...

Title page of To the University of Ingolstadt (1523), an open letter by the German reformer Argula von Grumbach (l. 1490 to c. 1564) protesting the dismissal, arrest, and imprisonment of the young scholar Arsacius Seehofer (l. c. 1504 to...

A c. 1875 oil on canvas painting, Before the Theatre, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. Not considered a self-portrait. Here can be seen, perhaps, the influence of Morisot's good friend Edouard Manet (1832-1883...

An 1886 oil on canvas painting, In the Dining Room, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. The subject is Pasie, the artist's maid and nanny of her daughter. Morisot often captured informal scenes, as here, where the...

An 1882 oil on canvas painting, Julie with Pasie in the Garden at Bougival, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. Julie was the artist's daughter and Pasie was the nanny. This work appeared in an exhibition of impressionists...

An 1879 oil on canvas painting, Summer's Day, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. This is a scene of the artificial boating lake in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, then a popular weekend spot for the capital's fashionable...