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Happy Father's Day.

The painting above is by Impressionist artist Camille Pissarro. Pissarro was known as a father figure within the Impressionist movement by virtue of his seniority but also his wisdom, kindness, and warm-hearted personality.

It wasn't just within the artist movement that he played a paternal role. In his personal life, Pissarro fathered eight children with his wife Julie Vellay. Over his career, he produced many portraits of them, a number of which we hold in our collections. Scroll down to see a handful of these striking yet tender representations of his children.

Perhaps inspired by their father, many of Pissarro's children also went on to become artists, including Lucien, Georges, and Félix.

View from my Window, 1886-88.

Portrait of Lucien Pissarro as a Young Boy, 1869–1870.

Jeanne Pissarro (Minette) holding a Fan, c. 1873

Jeanne-Rachel Pissarro seated at a table (Minette), c. 1872

Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro, c. 1883 - 1884

Jan Verkolje I, 1650-1693, after Caspar Netscher, 1639-1684

Jupiter en Callisto , n/d, print on paper, 38.4×29.8 cm

Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom ,Battle between Dutch and Spanish ships on the Haarlemmermeer, 26 May 1573. 1621

The Battle of Haarlemmermeer was a naval engagement during the Eighty Years’ War in which a Spanish fleet, commanded by the count of Bossu, fought a Dutch fleet, commanded by the Sea Beggars, that was trying to break the Siege of Haarlem. After several hours of fight, The Sea Beggars were forced to retreat.

The Return to Amsterdam of the Second Expedition to the East Indies on 19 July 1599

The 16th-century beauty of Villa Litta’s Nymphaeum in Lainate

Lainate (Milan) Largo Vittorio Veneto, 12

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