Early Life, Family and Artistic Training Berthe Morisot was born on 14 January 1841 in Bourges, France. She grew up in an affluent bourgeois family where the lines between domestic life and art were often blurred. Her father, Edmé Tiburce Morisot, held the position of prefect of the department of Cher. Her mother, Marie-Joseph-Cornélie Thomas, brought a connection to the Rococo tradition as the great-niece of Jean-Honoré Fragonard. This lineage provided a backdrop of artistic familiarity from her earliest years. Her training began with private lessons from Geoffroy-Alphonse Chocarne and Jose…