Caption

Hugues Merle (1822 to 1881), French painter: Thoughts of the Future, Pensees de l'avenir (1864), a young mother in a pensive pose contemplating the future of her child, Painting, Reproduction of the painting, Work of art, Historical, Mother with child in an intimate embrace, surrounded by nature

Date

Feb 18, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26B56_272

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

86.3Mb (4.7Mb) / 15.7in x 21.3in / 4714 x 6400 (300dpi)

Keywords

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