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The Artist’s Wife Elizabeth with Their Daughter Mary Edith, James Sant

James Sant (1820-1916) - Jeune fille en robe classique arrangeant une guirlande de fleurs

James Sant (British, 1820-1916) The Novice 1856

Psyché Abandonnée, 1795, Jacques-Louis David

Proposé par lavignerouge

Sleeping Venus with Putti, Alessandro Varotari

Giovanni Pietro Rizzoli -Giampietrino

“Philomela and Procne" by Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau (1837-1922).

Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau (1837-1922)

A Young Girl Holding A Basket Of Grapes - Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau

Exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1890. As suggested by the somber expression of the grandmother, who dictates her response to a literate young woman, the grandson may have been writing with news from the Front. The perils of war in the 19th century permeated all art forms, exposing the harsh reality of loss and separation for families.

Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau, American, 1837-1922 The Farmer’s Daughter, Oil on canvas, 170.1 x 97.4 cm Private collection

Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau (American, 1837 - 1922): In the garden (via Sotheby’s)

Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau (American, 1837 - 1922): Les trois amis (via Sotheby’s)

La Captive by Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau (American, 1837–1922)

Giampietrino - Mary Magdalene. 1515

Giovanni Pietro Rizzoli (Giampietrino), Christ Carrying His Cross, c. 1510-30