Berthe Morisot · 1872

The Cradle

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Morisot's tender Impressionist portrait: her sister Edma gazing at her sleeping infant, a veil of white tulle falling from the cradle canopy. Musee d'Orsay, Paris.

Up to 16 × 19.5 in · portrait

Size

Larger sizes are unavailable for this painting because the source scan's resolution wouldn't print at gallery quality.

Format & finish

Archival cotton canvas stretched over a wooden frame. Ready to hang as-is. No external frame.

Scale next to a 5'10" person

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Hand-printed in Ottawa

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Replaced free if damaged

Materials & quality

›Canvas & inks

Giclée-printed on archival cotton canvas with fade-resistant pigment inks, hand-stretched over wooden bars. Gallery-wrapped — ready to hang with no extra frame needed.

›Floater frame

Hand-finished solid wood floater frame in five finishes. The canvas sits inside with a clean shadow gap — the way galleries hang contemporary canvas.

›Posters

Premium archival paper — 200 gsm soft matte or 230 gsm vibrant glossy. Ships flat or rolled, ready for your own frame.

›Faithful to the source

Printed from the highest-resolution museum and archive scans available. Each painting's maximum size is capped at what its source scan can support at gallery quality.

About this painting

The story of The Cradle

The Cradle is an oil on canvas painting by the French Impressionist painter Berthe Morisot, executed in 1872. It is on display at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.

Adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

About the artist

Berthe Morisot

Berthe Marie Pauline Morisot was a French painter, printmaker and a member of the circle of painters in Paris who became known as the Impressionists.

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Biography adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Frequently asked

The Cradle— questions & answers

›What is Berthe Morisot's The Cradle about?

Painted in 1872, it shows Morisot's sister Edma watching over her sleeping baby through soft white netting — one of Impressionism's tenderest images of motherhood, and a landmark by a founding woman of the movement.

›Where can I buy a The Cradle canvas print?

Chromora prints Morisot's The Cradle on museum-quality archival cotton canvas, hand-finished in Ottawa and shipped across Canada. Free shipping in selected areas.

›Where is the original The Cradle?

The original hangs at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.

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