Great-niece of Jean-Honore Fragonard and student of Camille Corot, Berthe Morisot became the first woman in the circle of French impressionists, to whom she joined thanks to her friendship with Edouard Manet. From 1864 she regularly exhibited her work at the prestigious Paris Salon, until in 1874 she decided to join the first Impressionist exhibition.
Berthe Morisot not only presented her works for the exhibition, but together with Monet, Renoir, Sisley and other members of the circle took part in the selection of participants. From that moment on, the artist missed participation in the collective exhibition of the Impressionists only once, when she was expecting a child.