Hugues Merle was a French artist who specialized in domestic scenes that were refined by his training in Academia and, as a note, taught painting to the wife of William Adolphe Bouguereau. The mother and daughter are rendered very realistically, with a playfulness in the child and the parent’s gentle smile devoid of pathos. This heartwarming tableau is a Mixed-Media Painting from Art Chateau and perfect for luxury homes and the top Interior Designers in Houston, Texas.