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The Cradle — Berthe Morisot’s painting, 1872
A woman watches a sleeping infant behind a cradle’s muslin; the model was the painter’s sister, who had given up painting on marrying. The canvas was shown in its author’s lifetime and remained long in her family. (Editorial synthesis)
Recorded author of The Cradle: Berthe Morisot.
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