Why it matters
A girl sits on a rock holding a sleeping baby on her lap against a quiet rural landscape. Bouguereau's own children, Henriette and Paul, were the models.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1869.
- It was given to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in 1992.
- Its French title is La soeur aînée.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Elder Sister (CC BY-SA 4.0).
