Why it matters
Renoir's friends gather at an inn in Bourron-Marlotte: Alfred Sisley sits beside a three-legged poodle, and a portrait of the bohemian writer Henri Murger hangs on the wall. It is one of Renoir's first major paintings.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1866, when Renoir was 25.
- It shows the influence of Courbet.
- It is in the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm.
Based on the Wikipedia article Mother Anthony's Tavern (CC BY-SA 4.0).
