Hugues MERLE Maternal Affection


Hugues Merle (1822-1881) à Paris, est un peintre français. Il est le père du peintre Georges Merle.

Hugues Merle (1823-1881) was a French painter who mostly depicted sentimental or moral subjects. He has often been compared with William-Adolphe Bouguereau.

William-Adolphe BOUGUEREAU Whisperings of Love


William Bouguereau (1825-1905) est un peintre français représentatif de la peinture académique.

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) was a French academic painter and traditionalist. In his realistic genre paintings he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of classical subjects, with an emphasis on the female human body.