Why it matters
Marguerite Charpentier, a salon hostess and supporter of the Impressionists, sits with her children Georgette and Paul. The Charpentiers were Renoir's main patrons in the late 1870s, when he badly needed financial help.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1878.
- Georges Charpentier published Émile Zola.
- The Charpentiers' Friday salons attracted famous writers, artists and politicians.
Based on the Wikipedia article Madame Georges Charpentier and Her Children (CC BY-SA 4.0).
