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A c. 1875 oil on canvas painting, Lady at her Toilet, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. The pale and pastel-like colours of the palette are typical of Morisot's style. This work was shown at the Fifth Impressionist...

An 1875 oil on canvas painting, Eugène Manet on the Isle of Wight, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. Eugène was the artist's husband and the brother of Edouard Manet (1832-1883). (Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris)

An 1893 oil on canvas painting, Julie Manet and her Greyhound Laerte, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. Julie (b. 1878) was the artist's daughter. (Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris)

An 1869-70 oil on canvas painting, Reading, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. The two women are Morisot's mother Cornélie (on the right) and sister Edma (left). Morisot's friend, the artist Edouard Manet (1832-1883...

An 1869 oil on canvas painting, Edma Pontillon at a Window, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. The sitter is Edma Pontillon, sister of the artist. Like other impressionists, Morisot tried frequently the difficult...

An 1872 oil on canvas painting, Interior, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. The central figure is the lady of the house while the nanny stands with a child at the window. Inspired perhaps by contemporary fashion...

A map illustrating the rise of the Akkadian Empire from its origins in the city-state of Akkad. For the first time in history, Sargon the Great and his descendants managed to unite the whole of Mesopotamia, keeping the rival city-states under...

Manuscript illumination depicting Nyx and the Prophet Isaiah from the Paris Psalter (Parisianus graecus 139, folio 435 verso), c. 940-960. National Library of France, Paris. The prophet Isaiah is flanked by Nyx (Night) and the...

Night (La Nuit), oil on canvas painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1883. Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, Washington D.C.

An 1873 oil on canvas painting, Hide and Seek (Cache Cache), by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. This work was shown in the First Impressionist Exhibition in 1874. (Private Collection)